Weather Records on 29 August 1943

334 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1943. Highest significance: Palermo, IT.

Key Facts for 29 August 1943

On 29 August 1943, 334 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 317 daily.
Palermo set a daily record precipitation of 73.0 mm (2.9 in) on 29 August 1943.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

334 stations

334 station records on 29 August 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur(Guduru)	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Selsor Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chhota Kosi	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

334 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 August 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 August 1943 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 317.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 168.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1943

Top 20 records on 29 August 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1943	Palermo, IT	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1943	Basudevpur (Eram), IN	daily rain	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1943	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1943	Eugene, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1943	Maunawili Rch, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1943	Gudur(Guduru), IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1943	Davangire, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1943	Albany 1 N, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1943	Webster City, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1943	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1943	Plant City, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1943	Salisbury, US	all-time rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1943	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1943	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1943	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1943	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1943	Greensboro, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1943	Detroit, US	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1943	Cascadia, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1943	Selsor Rch, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1807 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1943. 1943 had 334 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-29 in each year
Year	Records
1807	4
1814	2
1827	1
1834	1
1835	1
1837	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	4
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	1
1893	3
1894	6
1895	2
1896	10
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	1
1901	6
1902	7
1903	21
1904	7
1905	21
1906	14
1907	5
1908	12
1909	25
1910	9
1911	44
1912	36
1913	21
1914	32
1915	36
1916	59
1917	41
1918	28
1919	34
1920	76
1921	102
1922	41
1923	66
1924	250
1925	222
1926	403
1927	214
1928	288
1929	139
1930	170
1931	181
1932	675
1933	435
1934	459
1935	632
1936	297
1937	430
1938	253
1939	332
1940	395
1941	384
1942	654
1943	334
1944	338
1945	390
1946	702
1947	419
1948	1,096
1949	470
1950	557
1951	917
1952	345
1953	1,189
1954	438
1955	365
1956	351
1957	392
1958	240
1959	496
1960	499
1961	501
1962	400
1963	672
1964	483
1965	1,095
1966	463
1967	511
1968	887
1969	691
1970	481
1971	514
1972	635
1973	679
1974	874
1975	517
1976	547
1977	770
1978	755
1979	581
1980	521
1981	869
1982	1,164
1983	883
1984	1,230
1985	551
1986	2,408
1987	659
1988	1,237
1989	728
1990	1,009
1991	806
1992	1,417
1993	1,306
1994	596
1995	1,090
1996	1,056
1997	957
1998	1,452
1999	756
2000	1,076
2001	743
2002	921
2003	964
2004	813
2005	993
2006	1,156
2007	959
2008	716
2009	1,110
2010	1,184
2011	1,252
2012	901
2013	739
2014	419
2015	798
2016	576
2017	1,162
2018	890
2019	789
2020	827
2021	567
2022	437
2023	677
2024	1,047
2025	664
2026	797

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	234
25 to 50	7
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1