Weather Records on 29 August 1951

917 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1951. Highest significance: Bolpur, IN.

Key Facts for 29 August 1951

On 29 August 1951, 917 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
412 were record highs and 261 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 80 monthly and 833 daily.
Bolpur set an all-time record daily precipitation of 243.8 mm (9.6 in) on 29 August 1951.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

917 stations

917 station records on 29 August 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
High River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vauxhall	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salome 6 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salome 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

917 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 234, Highest daily minimum 241, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 244.

Records on 29 August 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	234
Highest daily minimum	241
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1951 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 80, daily 833.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

699 broken records

Margins by which the 699 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1951

Top 20 records on 29 August 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1951	Bolpur, IN	all-time rain	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1951	High River, CA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1951	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1951	Jerome, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1951	Wickenburg, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1951	Charleston, US	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1951	Ash Fork 6 N, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1951	Windsor, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1951	Coleman, CA	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1951	Tempe 3 S, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1951	Geneseo, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1951	Lyndon, CA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1951	Zion Np, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1951	Kingman, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1951	Casey, US	all-time rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1951	Gisela, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1951	Palisade, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1951	Huntingburg AP, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1951	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1951	Clinton 1SSW, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	46 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1951. 1951 had 917 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 1951-08-29: 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	609
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	18
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2