Weather Records on 29 August 1972

635 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1972. Highest significance: Ivanhoe Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 August 1972

On 29 August 1972, 635 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
298 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 622 daily.
Ivanhoe Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 29 August 1972.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

635 stations

635 station records on 29 August 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carius	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nelkan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Resolution A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Arapua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Toms Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inza	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trida (Murrumbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Romanovka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nokomis	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Semans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

635 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 247.

Records on 29 August 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 622.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1972

Top 20 records on 29 August 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1972	Ivanhoe Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1972	Woomargama Estate, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1972	Carius, BR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1972	Kirov, RU	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1972	Markovo, RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1972	Augustine 2E, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1972	Nelkan, RU	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1972	Camilla 3SE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1972	Oktjabrskaja, RU	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1972	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	12.7 C (54.9 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1972	Lake City 2 SE, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1972	Fort Resolution A, CA	all-time rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1972	Morgan 1 W, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1972	Humboldt, CA	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1972	Stuart, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1972	Vale, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1972	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1972	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1972	Virden, CA	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1972	Pogranichnoe, RU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1972. 1972 had 635 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).