Weather Records on 29 August 1984

1,230 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1984. Highest significance: Kasumkent, RU.

Key Facts for 29 August 1984

On 29 August 1984, 1,230 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
698 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,173 daily.
Kasumkent set a daily record precipitation of 26.3 mm (1.0 in) on 29 August 1984.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,230 stations

1,230 station records on 29 August 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kasumkent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Mato D	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schootefountain	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chase City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vogelstruiskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shaki	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boschkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Embry	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Campeche (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akhty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leeudoringstad (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bolmen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middelweg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocco	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Horda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hilts Slash Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rooisloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,230 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 456, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 242, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 327.

Records on 29 August 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	456
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	242
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1984 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 52, daily 1,173.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

952 broken records

Margins by which the 952 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1984

Top 20 records on 29 August 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1984	Kasumkent, RU	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Kaallaagte, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Conceicao Do Mato D, BR	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Schootefountain, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Chase City, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Vogelstruiskuil, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Wolmada, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Atchison, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Shaki, AZ	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Vajda-Guba, RU	daily low min	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Boschkloof, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Highlands, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Hollowaysrust, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Embry, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Woudzicht, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Saint Maries, US	monthly low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Corning, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Kenai AP, US	monthly low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Campeche (Dge), MX	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1984	Akhty, RU	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	42 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1984. 1984 had 1,230 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).