Weather Records on 29 August 1970

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1970. Highest significance: Peddie (Mag), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 August 1970

On 29 August 1970, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 460 daily.
Peddie (Mag) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 197.2 mm (7.8 in) on 29 August 1970.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 29 August 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	197.2 mm (7.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cambay	India	Record daily precipitation	281.3 mm (11.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Granta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	292.4 mm (11.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bardoli	India	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dholka	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valod	India	Record daily precipitation	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sanand	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umbergaon	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galesville 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jambusar	India	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg Richardson Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waghai	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhopal	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tamenlong	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baroda	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bansda	India	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nadiad	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	295.0 mm (11.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whatley	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 210.

Records on 29 August 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 460.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

388 broken records

Margins by which the 388 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 213.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1970

Top 20 records on 29 August 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1970	Peddie (Mag), ZA	all-time rain	197.2 mm (7.8 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 August 1970	Cambay, IN	monthly rain	281.3 mm (11.1 in)	118.7 mm (4.7 in)	41 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1970	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	daily rain	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	213.5 mm (8.4 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1970	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1970	Granta, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1970	Rajkot, IN	monthly rain	292.4 mm (11.5 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	2 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1970	Songadh, IN	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1970	Genoa, IT	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1970	Bardoli, IN	monthly rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1970	Boulder City, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1970	Dholka, IN	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1970	Boesmansrivier, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1970	Kalkoenkrans (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1970	Port Hastings, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1970	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1970	Valod, IN	monthly rain	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1970	Tashkent, UZ	daily high max	39.0 C (102.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1970	Franklin, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1970	Balfour (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1970	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	35 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1970. 1970 had 481 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 50	380
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1