Weather Records on 29 August 1961

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1961. Highest significance: Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 August 1961

On 29 August 1961, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 491 daily.
Fort Cunynghame (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 29 August 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 29 August 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Apache Powder Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darauli	India	Record daily precipitation	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uitkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baikunthpur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madhuban	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atchafalaya	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 181.

Records on 29 August 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1961

Top 20 records on 29 August 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1961	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1961	Elgin 5 N, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1961	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	18.2 C (64.8 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1961	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1961	Crescent City, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1961	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1961	Podili(Podile), IN	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1961	Carbla Station, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1961	Apache Powder Company, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1961	Lawrence, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1961	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1961	Darauli, IN	monthly rain	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1961	Hamelin Station, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1961	Amite, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1961	Cinclare, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1961	Maroonah, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1961	Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, ES	daily high max	38.2 C (100.8 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1961	Tenali, IN	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1961	Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, ES	all-time high min	29.0 C (84.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1961	Lowell, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1961. 1961 had 501 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).