Weather Records on 29 August 1946

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1946. Highest significance: Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 29 August 1946

On 29 August 1946, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 510 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 629 daily.
Gabo Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 63.8 mm (2.5 in) on 29 August 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

702 stations

702 station records on 29 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whitsett 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edna 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 340, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 170, Heaviest daily rainfall 135.

Records on 29 August 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	340
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	170
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 71, daily 629.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

565 broken records

Margins by which the 565 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1946

Top 20 records on 29 August 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1946	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1946	Luling, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1946	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1946	George W 2 SSW, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1946	Pearsall, US	all-time rain	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1946	Whitsett 3 SW, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1946	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1946	Hondo, US	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1946	Wray, US	monthly low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1946	San Marcos, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1946	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1946	Sion 2, CH	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1946	Tribune 1W, US	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1946	Glenwood 3SW, US	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1946	Alvin, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1946	Cuero, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1946	Genoa, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1946	Kalchini, IN	daily rain	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1946	Marietta Wtr Wks, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1946	Shawano 2SSW, US	monthly low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	48 years	34 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1946. 1946 had 702 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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Data for records on 1946-08-29: 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 20	530
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1