Weather Records on 29 August 1985

551 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1985. Highest significance: Le Mars, US.

Key Facts for 29 August 1985

On 29 August 1985, 551 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 530 daily.
Le Mars set an all-time record daily precipitation of 222.5 mm (8.8 in) on 29 August 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

551 stations

551 station records on 29 August 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	222.5 mm (8.8 in)	94 of 100 (Exceptional)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Young America 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Earth	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kanawha	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Ixcuintla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jess Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kauffman 4 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miahuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tolka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Desembocada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neah Bay 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paso de Arocha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ionia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

551 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 201.

Records on 29 August 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1985 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 16, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 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 1985

Top 20 records on 29 August 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1985	Le Mars, US	all-time rain	222.5 mm (8.8 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	84 years	94 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 August 1985	Dawson, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1985	Camilla 3SE, US	monthly rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1985	Ft Ross, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1985	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1985	Winnebago, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1985	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1985	Sac City, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1985	Tg Jiu, RO	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1985	Isabela Substn, PR	monthly low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1985	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1985	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1985	Young America 1SW, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1985	Akron, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1985	Dumont, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1985	Hawarden, US	monthly rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1985	Ida Grove 5NW, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1985	Blue Earth, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1985	Pomeroy, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1985	Wewahitchka, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	39 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1985. 1985 had 551 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 20	393
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1