Weather Records on 29 August 1969

691 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1969. Highest significance: Ueckermunde, DE.

Key Facts for 29 August 1969

On 29 August 1969, 691 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
348 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 659 daily.
Ueckermunde set an all-time record daily precipitation of 95.1 mm (3.7 in) on 29 August 1969.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

691 stations

691 station records on 29 August 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chauradano	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Scamander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yerragondapalem	India	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caramut (Barwidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitesand Dam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

691 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 250, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 185.

Records on 29 August 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	250
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1969 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 659.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1969

Top 20 records on 29 August 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1969	Ueckermunde, DE	all-time rain	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1969	Muncheberg, DE	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1969	Altentreptow, DE	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1969	Anklam, DE	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1969	Hoburg, SE	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1969	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1969	Waren, DE	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1969	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1969	Putbus, DE	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1969	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1969	Whitefish Pt, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1969	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1969	Moab, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1969	Kingsville, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1969	Brandenburg-Gorden, DE	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1969	Lindenberg, DE	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1969	Ramnagaram, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1969	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1969	Chauradano, IN	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1969	Nelamangala, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	44 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1969. 1969 had 691 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	472
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1