Weather Records on 29 August 1955

365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1955. Highest significance: Griggsville, US.

Key Facts for 29 August 1955

On 29 August 1955, 365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 356 daily.
Griggsville set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 29 August 1955.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

365 stations

365 station records on 29 August 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mussoorie	India	Record daily precipitation	243.1 mm (9.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ruel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rayagada	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rehli	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ambala	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tingley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

365 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 August 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 356.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1955

Top 20 records on 29 August 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1955	Griggsville, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1955	Marshall, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1955	Mussoorie, IN	daily rain	243.1 mm (9.6 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1955	Atrauli, IN	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1955	Appleton City, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1955	Tulsa, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1955	Barrage Temiscamingue, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1955	Fort Dearborn, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1955	Canton 4N, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1955	Vinita 2 N, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1955	Arthur City, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1955	Paris, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1955	Warsaw, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1955	Ruel, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1955	Havana, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1955	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1955	Blaine, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1955	Chilliwack, CA	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1955	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1955	Russellville, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	30 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1955. 1955 had 365 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 20	234
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1