Weather Records on 29 August 1956

351 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1956. Highest significance: Musgrave, AU.

Key Facts for 29 August 1956

On 29 August 1956, 351 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 339 daily.
Musgrave set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 29 August 1956.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

351 stations

351 station records on 29 August 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kostroma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arbovale 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

351 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 144.

Records on 29 August 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

268 broken records

Margins by which the 268 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1956

Top 20 records on 29 August 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1956	Musgrave, AU	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1956	Georgetown, CA	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1956	Lagarto, BR	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1956	Beeton, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1956	Callagiddy Station, AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1956	Sarnia, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1956	Dadahor, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1956	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1956	Kostroma, RU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1956	Brantford, CA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1956	Arbovale 2, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1956	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1956	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1956	Watonga, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1956	Durham, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1956	Halden, NO	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1956	Toronto Agincourt, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1956	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	27.3 C (81.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1956	Kitchener, CA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1956	Oxford, GB	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	70 years	33 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1956. 1956 had 351 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	218
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1