Weather Records on 29 August 1981

869 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1981. Highest significance: Apslawn, AU.

Key Facts for 29 August 1981

On 29 August 1981, 869 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
317 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 827 daily.
Apslawn set a daily record precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 29 August 1981.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

869 stations

869 station records on 29 August 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Klipdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Olivine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yingkou	China	Record daily precipitation	140.9 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wildeperdehoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lelie Shoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pot-the-Red	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caduao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bencuti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crowe's Place,Seven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

869 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 355, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 August 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1981 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 39, daily 827.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

694 broken records

Margins by which the 694 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1981

Top 20 records on 29 August 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1981	Apslawn, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1981	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1981	Klipdrift, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1981	Olivine, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1981	Coldwater St School, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1981	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1981	Barisaho, GE	daily rain	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1981	Groenvlei, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1981	Yingkou, CN	daily rain	140.9 mm (5.5 in)	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1981	Acambaro, MX	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1981	Juchitan de Zaragoza, MX	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1981	Belle Glade, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1981	North Bay, CA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1981	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	10.7 C (51.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	115 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1981	Slippery Rock 1 SSW, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1981	San Juan del Rio, MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1981	Wildeperdehoek, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1981	Elandshoek, Boston, ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1981	Rio Grande City, US	monthly rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1981	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	43 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1981. 1981 had 869 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	648
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1