Weather Records on 29 August 1978

755 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1978. Highest significance: Abbeville, US.

Key Facts for 29 August 1978

On 29 August 1978, 755 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 270 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 710 daily.
Abbeville set a daily record precipitation of 208.3 mm (8.2 in) on 29 August 1978.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

755 stations

755 station records on 29 August 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belvedere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Karnack	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morobay Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oaknolia 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baralaba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kentwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Matua	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cabot	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keo	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Ecore	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bronson	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stamps	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Juarez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nathan 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spearsville Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Guadalupe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

755 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 363, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 August 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1978 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 43, daily 710.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 164.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1978

Top 20 records on 29 August 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1978	Abbeville, US	daily rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1978	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1978	Burenda, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1978	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1978	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1978	Zamenkomst, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1978	Belvedere, AU	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1978	Rockley, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1978	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1978	Karnack, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1978	Alexandria, US	monthly rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1978	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1978	Sterlington, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1978	Morobay Lock, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1978	Hammond, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1978	Tallulah, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1978	Las Animas, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1978	Oaknolia 2N, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1978	Baralaba Post Office, AU	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1978	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	4.3 C (39.7 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	93 years	47 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1978. 1978 had 755 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 1978-08-29: 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 25	577
25 to 50	47
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1