Weather Records on 29 August 1954

438 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1954. Highest significance: Albertinia (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 August 1954

On 29 August 1954, 438 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
336 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 429 daily.
Albertinia (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.5 mm (3.3 in) on 29 August 1954.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

438 stations

438 station records on 29 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ron	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Watts 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

438 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 243, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 74.

Records on 29 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	243
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 429.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

305 broken records

Margins by which the 305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1954

Top 20 records on 29 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1954	Albertinia (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1954	Gordon 6N, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1954	Hubli, IN	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1954	Ron, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1954	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1954	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1954	Jath, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1954	Pithoragarh, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1954	Malvern, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1954	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1954	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1954	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1954	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1954	Mokakchung, IN	monthly rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1954	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	69 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1954	Hammond, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1954	Alur, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1954	Seymour 1 NNW, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1954	Mammoth Spring, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1954	Albany 3 SE, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	51 years	27 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1954. 1954 had 438 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	278
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1