Weather Records on 29 August 1975

517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1975. Highest significance: Fairfield, US.

Key Facts for 29 August 1975

On 29 August 1975, 517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 498 daily.
Fairfield set a daily record precipitation of 83.6 mm (3.3 in) on 29 August 1975.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

517 stations

517 station records on 29 August 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sutherland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spruce	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cavenagh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hay River A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cosamaloapan de Carpio (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Utica Starved Rock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McMurray A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holcombe	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tasman Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scottville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

517 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 267.

Records on 29 August 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1975

Top 20 records on 29 August 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1975	Fairfield, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1975	Delphi 2 N, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1975	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1975	Leamington, CA	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1975	Charlevoix, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1975	Kent City 2 SW, US	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1975	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1975	Claflin, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1975	Brillion, US	all-time rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1975	Aledo, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1975	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1975	Lake Sutherland, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1975	Keithsburg, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1975	W Pt, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1975	Spruce, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1975	Oakland, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1975	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1975	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1975	Florence, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1975	Grand Haven Fire Dept, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	46 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1975. 1975 had 517 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 1975-08-29: 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 20	375
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1