Weather Records on 29 August 1971

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1971. Highest significance: Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc, AU.

Key Facts for 29 August 1971

On 29 August 1971, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 501 daily.
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 29 August 1971.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

514 stations

514 station records on 29 August 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ticonderoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Newbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cummins	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harlem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colton Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nundroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dungorm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shalaurova Mys	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Troickij Priisk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Kotelnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 248.

Records on 29 August 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1971

Top 20 records on 29 August 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1971	Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	West Yellowstone, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	Riverdale, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	Jackson, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	Marrabel, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	Birdwood, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	Stockport, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	Ticonderoga, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	Hahndorf, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	Humacao 2 SSE, PR	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	Santa Gertrudis, MX	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	Yampa, US	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	Alpine, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	Lakeview, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	Bauple, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	Island Park, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1971	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily high min	20.2 C (68.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	73 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1971. 1971 had 514 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 1971-08-29: 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 10	354
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2