Weather Records on 29 August 1966

463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1966. Highest significance: Taipak, KZ.

Key Facts for 29 August 1966

On 29 August 1966, 463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 436 daily.
Taipak set an all-time record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 29 August 1966.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

463 stations

463 station records on 29 August 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Penza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Djavary	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cordell	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco de Los Romo (Sm	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ibimirim (Jeritaco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gulbarga	India	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Viking	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oni	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhmaro	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nikorcminda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

463 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 247.

Records on 29 August 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1966 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 436.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1966

Top 20 records on 29 August 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1966	Taipak, KZ	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1966	Pattikonda, IN	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1966	Clifton 10 E, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1966	Esplanada, BR	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1966	Salekhard, RU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1966	St. Petersburg, RU	monthly low min	1.3 C (34.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1966	Utrecht (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1966	Kula Sanatorium 267, US	all-time high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1966	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1966	Mistassini Post, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1966	Penza, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1966	Salvador, BR	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1966	Vryheid, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1966	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1966	Cloud Chief 2 SE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1966	Snyder, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1966	Minsk, BY	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1966	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily high max	43.2 C (109.8 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1966	Stamford 1, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1966	Djavary, GE	daily rain	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1966. 1966 had 463 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	316
10 to 20	53
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1