Weather Records on 29 August 1989

728 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1989. Highest significance: Maryville 2E, US.

Key Facts for 29 August 1989

On 29 August 1989, 728 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 222 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 697 daily.
Maryville 2E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 29 August 1989.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

728 stations

728 station records on 29 August 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	135.8 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ogoron	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dongtai	China	Record daily precipitation	146.4 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vermelho Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Vasileva	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kovel'	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Juarez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Juchipila (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cornelia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

728 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 237, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 232.

Records on 29 August 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	237
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 697.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

544 broken records

Margins by which the 544 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1989

Top 20 records on 29 August 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1989	Maryville 2E, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Shelbina, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Bethany, US	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Edina, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	1.2 C (34.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Atchison, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Palmyra, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Unionville, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Jingdezhen, CN	daily rain	135.8 mm (5.3 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Cherokee 4W, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Ogoron, RU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Dongtai, CN	daily rain	146.4 mm (5.8 in)	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Louisiana, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Vermelho Velho, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Augusta, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Bologna, IT	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	137 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Fayette, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1989	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low max	13.7 C (56.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	144 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1989. 1989 had 728 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 1989-08-29: 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 20	508
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2