Weather Records on 29 August 1953

1,189 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1953. Highest significance: Proserpine Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 August 1953

On 29 August 1953, 1,189 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
641 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,132 daily.
Proserpine Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 29 August 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,189 stations

1,189 station records on 29 August 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parnass Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lorray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sujangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bollier	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garrah (Wirringulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brigalow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narangba Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goose Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,189 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 504, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 438.

Records on 29 August 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	504
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	438
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 57, daily 1,132.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,022 broken records

Margins by which the 1,022 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1953

Top 20 records on 29 August 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1953	Proserpine Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1953	Mt Mee, AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1953	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1953	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1953	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1953	Delungra (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1953	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1953	Samford Csiro, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1953	Parnass Vale, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1953	Chiloquin 1 E, US	monthly rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1953	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1953	Central Kin Kin, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1953	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1953	Adelaide Park, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1953	Pomona Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1953	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1953	Lorray, AU	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1953	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1953	Condamine Plains, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1953	Sujangarh, IN	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 years	48 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1953. 1953 had 1,189 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 1953-08-29: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 August 1953
Margin	Records
0 to 20	951
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2