Weather Records on 29 August 1983

883 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1983. Highest significance: Ariah Park Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 August 1983

On 29 August 1983, 883 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
514 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 856 daily.
Ariah Park Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 29 August 1983.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

883 stations

883 station records on 29 August 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Illahe	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Van Horn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cadoux	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Khankandy	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chongqing	China	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nitta Yuma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Comitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shusha	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bilasuvar	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miamisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nieves	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakehurst AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

883 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 323, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 253.

Records on 29 August 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	323
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 856.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

636 broken records

Margins by which the 636 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1983

Top 20 records on 29 August 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1983	Ariah Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Sisseton, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Tumbarumba Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Eureka WFO Woodley Is, US	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Illahe, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Drain, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Van Horn, US	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Cadoux, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Klamath, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Khankandy, AZ	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Bendoc Park, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Champion van Riper Pk, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Oregon City, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Chongqing, CN	daily rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1983	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	41 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1983. 1983 had 883 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	559
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1