Weather Records on 29 August 1997

957 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1997. Highest significance: Gorlitz, DE.

Key Facts for 29 August 1997

On 29 August 1997, 957 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
653 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 917 daily.
Gorlitz set a daily record precipitation of 42.6 mm (1.7 in) on 29 August 1997.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

957 stations

957 station records on 29 August 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jamay	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vomb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zuni	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mettler	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nilchi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port O'Connor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Klippan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Surin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pickstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jalostotitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roros	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fokstua	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tagus	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raton Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wereroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Platanito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Fuerte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ona Husoy	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mogen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuressaare	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkakra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsborg_Mo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laboulaye Aero	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katta Barega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Limones (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nordoyan Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

957 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 321, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 332, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 183.

Records on 29 August 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	321
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	332
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1997 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 33, daily 917.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

757 broken records

Margins by which the 757 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1997

Top 20 records on 29 August 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1997	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	Kristianstad, SE	all-time high min	20.4 C (68.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	Jamay, MX	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	Vomb, SE	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	Sonnblick, AT	monthly low min	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	109 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	Webster, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	Millinocket, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	Salmon Gums Res.STN., AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	27.1 C (80.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	Zuni, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	Mettler, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	Nilchi, MX	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	King River, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	Tecolutla, MX	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	Tafjord, NO	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1997	Belcourt Keya Radio, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	44 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1997. 1997 had 957 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 1997-08-29: 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 10	701
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1