Weather Records on 29 August 1994

596 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1994. Highest significance: Ventspils, LV.

Key Facts for 29 August 1994

On 29 August 1994, 596 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 577 daily.
Ventspils set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 29 August 1994.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

596 stations

596 station records on 29 August 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tamanrasset	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Santos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Teloloapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rossville	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Teloloapan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tlapa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kacug	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parallel	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stilwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bohan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zalari	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tlacualera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 7 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fact 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lecompton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zima	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Trinidad	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Svijagino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

596 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 179.

Records on 29 August 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1994 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1994

Top 20 records on 29 August 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1994	Ventspils, LV	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	110 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1994	Olathe 3E, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	98 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1994	Emmett, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1994	Wamego 4 W, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1994	Tamanrasset, DZ	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1994	Clinton, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1994	Ciudad Santos, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1994	Albion, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1994	Washington Court House, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1994	Cadiz, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1994	Teloloapan, MX	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1994	Rossville, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1994	Meadville 1 S, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1994	Teloloapan (Cfe), MX	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1994	Tlapa (Cfe), MX	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1994	Wilmington 3 N, US	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1994	Cardenas, MX	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1994	Liepaja, LV	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1994	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1994	Crescent City, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1994. 1994 had 596 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 1994-08-29: 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	388
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1