Weather Records on 29 August 1965

1,095 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1965. Highest significance: The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 August 1965

On 29 August 1965, 1,095 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 940 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 200 monthly and 895 daily.
The Grange, Umzimkul set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 29 August 1965.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,095 stations

1,095 station records on 29 August 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marsrakh	India	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazilka	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,095 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 393, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 547, Heaviest daily rainfall 109.

Records on 29 August 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	393
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	547
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 200, daily 895.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

824 broken records

Margins by which the 824 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1965

Top 20 records on 29 August 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1965	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1965	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1965	Mankayane, SZ	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1965	Tiruppattur, IN	monthly rain	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1965	Huntingdon, CA	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1965	Marsrakh, IN	daily rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1965	Weston, US	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1965	Makakatana, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1965	Bens Run 1 SSE, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1965	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1965	Spencer, US	monthly low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1965	Durham, CA	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1965	Louwsburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1965	Cambridge City 3 N, US	monthly low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1965	Hillsboro, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1965	Bedford, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1965	Farmville, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1965	Chilton, US	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1965	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1965	Franklinville, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	59 years	37 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1965. 1965 had 1,095 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	808
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1