Weather Records on 29 August 1948

1,096 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1948. Highest significance: Vytegra, RU.

Key Facts for 29 August 1948

On 29 August 1948, 1,096 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
910 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,075 daily.
Vytegra set a daily record precipitation of 54.7 mm (2.2 in) on 29 August 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,096 stations

1,096 station records on 29 August 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dharni	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthornden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,096 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 590, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 320, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 146.

Records on 29 August 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	590
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	320
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1948 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 17, daily 1,075.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

837 broken records

Margins by which the 837 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1948

Top 20 records on 29 August 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1948	Vytegra, RU	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1948	Barras, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1948	Barguzin, RU	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1948	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1948	Mount Magnet, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1948	Hyannis, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1948	Toronto, CA	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1948	Murgoo, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1948	Lakeside, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1948	Lakhnadon, IN	daily rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1948	Fall River, US	all-time high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1948	Yoweragabbie, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1948	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1948	Mount Wittenoom, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1948	Philadelphia City, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1948	Byro, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1948	Dharni, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1948	Kishanganj, IN	daily rain	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1948	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1948	Grass Valley, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	35 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1948. 1948 had 1,096 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 1948-08-29: 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 10	792
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1