Weather Records on 29 August 1944

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1944. Highest significance: Soraon, IN.

Key Facts for 29 August 1944

On 29 August 1944, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 333 daily.
Soraon set a daily record precipitation of 167.1 mm (6.6 in) on 29 August 1944.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

338 stations

338 station records on 29 August 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Khaga	India	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Machhlisnahr	India	Record daily precipitation	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Patti	India	Record daily precipitation	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Amethi	India	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salon	India	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sirathu	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allahabad Chailk	India	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Safipur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jaunpur	India	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpi	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karchana	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meja	India	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhognipur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manjhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hardoi	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Unnao	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hassanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mariahu	India	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hindaun	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 167.

Records on 29 August 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 333.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

283 broken records

Margins by which the 283 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1944

Top 20 records on 29 August 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1944	Soraon, IN	daily rain	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Khaga, IN	daily rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Machhlisnahr, IN	daily rain	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Patti, IN	daily rain	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	118.3 mm (4.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Amethi, IN	daily rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Salon, IN	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Rath, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Sirathu, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Khajwa, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Kanpur, IN	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Allahabad Chailk, IN	daily rain	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Kunda, IN	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Pratapgarh, IN	daily rain	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Safipur, IN	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Jaunpur, IN	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Whitewood, CA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Kalpi, IN	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Karchana, IN	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1944	Phulpur, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1944. 1944 had 338 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1944-08-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	241
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2