Weather Records on 29 August 1996

1,056 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1996. Highest significance: Moorcroft 3S, US.

Key Facts for 29 August 1996

On 29 August 1996, 1,056 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
388 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,025 daily.
Moorcroft 3S set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 29 August 1996.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,056 stations

1,056 station records on 29 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lille-Lesquin	France	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rising Star 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Potter	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kall-Sistig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Center City	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hersdorf-Weissenseifen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leende	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lennestadt-Theten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ubachsberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schneifelforsthaus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schaesberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mill	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Anthonis	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upton 13 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edom	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cluny	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alfhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eersel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen Springs 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brazos	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mullin	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leiter 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,056 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 183, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 394.

Records on 29 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	183
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	394
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 1,025.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

857 broken records

Margins by which the 857 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1996

Top 20 records on 29 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1996	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1996	Norley Station, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1996	Logansport, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1996	Lille-Lesquin, FR	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1996	Lawton, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1996	Rising Star 1S, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1996	Potter, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1996	Wichita Mtn Wr, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1996	Gillette 3SE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1996	Eastland, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1996	Hill City, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1996	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1996	San Saba, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1996	Kall-Sistig, DE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1996	Valkenburg (L), NL	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1996	Center City, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1996	Rainbow, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1996	Echeta 2 NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1996	Andalusia 3 W, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1996	Clinton, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	50 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1996. 1996 had 1,056 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 1996-08-29: 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	772
20 to 40	62
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1