Weather Records on 29 August 1947

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1947. Highest significance: Nalia, IN.

Key Facts for 29 August 1947

On 29 August 1947, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
198 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 405 daily.
Nalia set a daily record precipitation of 208.3 mm (8.2 in) on 29 August 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 29 August 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nalia	India	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Raisen	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deobhog	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dwight	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pithora	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anjar	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deolapur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aspen Grove Rch 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhuj Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indiana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waramain	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 182.

Records on 29 August 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 405.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

320 broken records

Margins by which the 320 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1947

Top 20 records on 29 August 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1947	Nalia, IN	daily rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Mandvi, IN	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Tres Piedras, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Raisen, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Deobhog, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Seligman, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Kulgam, IN	monthly rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Arvi, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Uman, UA	monthly rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Kaslo, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Le Claire, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Dwight, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Buldana, IN	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Odesa, UA	all-time rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1947	Grand Meadow, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	36 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1947. 1947 had 419 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	278
25 to 50	35
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1