Weather Records on 29 August 1973

679 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1973. Highest significance: Inchanga (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 August 1973

On 29 August 1973, 679 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
436 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 664 daily.
Inchanga (Sar) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 115.0 mm (4.5 in) on 29 August 1973.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

679 stations

679 station records on 29 August 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bengworden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delicias (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
C.A.E. Llera	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haynesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Foleyet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

679 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 261, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 156.

Records on 29 August 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	261
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

488 broken records

Margins by which the 488 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 1973

Top 20 records on 29 August 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1973	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1973	Zinapecuaro, MX	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1973	Lindenow, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1973	Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge), AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1973	Brodribb River, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1973	Bengworden, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1973	Plain Dealing, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1973	Valencia Creek, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1973	Belleville, CA	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1973	Delicias (Dge), MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1973	Villa Ahumada, MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1973	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1973	Roosevelt 1 S, US	monthly low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1973	Manistee 3SE, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1973	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1973	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1973	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1973	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1973	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	87 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1973	Reedy Flat, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	34 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1973. 1973 had 679 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	450
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1