Weather Records on 29 August 1959

496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1959. Highest significance: Valley View Lock 9, US.

Key Facts for 29 August 1959

On 29 August 1959, 496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 482 daily.
Valley View Lock 9 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 161.3 mm (6.4 in) on 29 August 1959.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

496 stations

496 station records on 29 August 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balapur	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Junction City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Patur	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Struishoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pudino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Lock 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

496 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 139.

Records on 29 August 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

359 broken records

Margins by which the 359 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1959

Top 20 records on 29 August 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1959	Valley View Lock 9, US	all-time rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1959	Khamgaon, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1959	Richmond, US	all-time rain	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1959	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1959	Clay Ctr, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1959	Jersey City, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1959	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1959	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1959	Raichur, IN	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1959	Khurai, IN	daily rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1959	Ulricehamn, SE	monthly low min	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1959	Malanda Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1959	Joshimath, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1959	Kingston, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1959	Trenton, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1959	Chikhli, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1959	Cordele, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1959	Chapman, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1959	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1959	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	74 years	34 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1959. 1959 had 496 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	334
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1