Weather Records on 29 August 1962

400 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1962. Highest significance: Budaun, IN.

Key Facts for 29 August 1962

On 29 August 1962, 400 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 385 daily.
Budaun set a daily record precipitation of 118.6 mm (4.7 in) on 29 August 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

400 stations

400 station records on 29 August 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Budaun	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bisalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Faridpur	India	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kamen Kaman	India	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	271.3 mm (10.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mundau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Manan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Etawah	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Digri	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seaside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Powell River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sambhal	India	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bagewadi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Srimadhopur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

400 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 August 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 385.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

316 broken records

Margins by which the 316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 162.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1962

Top 20 records on 29 August 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1962	Budaun, IN	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1962	Bisalpur, IN	daily rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1962	Faridpur, IN	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1962	Parsa, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1962	Jennings, US	daily rain	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1962	Touros, BR	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1962	Bisauli, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1962	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1962	Kamen Kaman, IN	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1962	Mystic Lake, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1962	Brockton, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1962	Lake Charles Chenault, US	all-time rain	271.3 mm (10.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1962	Sugartown, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1962	Mundau, BR	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1962	Bareilly, IN	daily rain	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1962	Nanpara, IN	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1962	Bronte Heights, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1962	N Ghasan Sr, IN	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1962	San Luis Obispo Poly, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1962	Grand Manan, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1962. 1962 had 400 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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Data for records on 1962-08-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	286
25 to 50	18
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1