Weather Records on 29 August 1998

1,452 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1998. Highest significance: Gargett Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 August 1998

On 29 August 1998, 1,452 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
904 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 1,372 daily.
Gargett Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 176.0 mm (6.9 in) on 29 August 1998.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,452 stations

1,452 station records on 29 August 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Oakland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nanda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Eton State Water Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Demipique	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crediton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrara Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barnganal Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orkabie West Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carmila Beach Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guajataca Dam	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paynes Find	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jalna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
West Swan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jennacubbine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonolokan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jerramungup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crooked Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Segeza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,452 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 505, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 399, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 363.

Records on 29 August 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	505
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	399
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1998 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 74, daily 1,372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,064 broken records

Margins by which the 1,064 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1998

Top 20 records on 29 August 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1998	Gargett Post Office, AU	monthly rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1998	Brookton, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1998	Pingelly, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1998	Oakland, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1998	Nyerilup, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1998	Nanda Downs, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1998	Eton State Water Depot, AU	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1998	Northam, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1998	Dumbleyung, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1998	Hillcroft, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1998	Riverdale, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1998	The Oaks, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1998	Dalrymple Heights, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1998	Demipique, AU	monthly rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1998	Hughenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1998	Finch Hatton Cook St, AU	monthly rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1998	Crediton, AU	monthly rain	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1998	Kurrara Park, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1998	Mount Charlton, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1998	Mount Spencer 2, AU	monthly rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	105 years	56 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1998. 1998 had 1,452 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 1998-08-29: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 August 1998
Margin	Records
0 to 20	996
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2