Weather Records on 29 August 1999

756 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1999. Highest significance: Imperial, US.

Key Facts for 29 August 1999

On 29 August 1999, 756 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
394 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 737 daily.
Imperial set a daily record precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 29 August 1999.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

756 stations

756 station records on 29 August 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Dupree	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Faith	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Tinaja	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Taxhimay	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corndale (Willow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Qiqihar	China	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Johvi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pocket Csiro Lab	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore 23 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst (Stockyard Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaltenango Sanchez Roman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes 10 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tepexpan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Romani	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Bardon Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

756 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 August 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1999 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 15, daily 737.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1999

Top 20 records on 29 August 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1999	Imperial, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1999	Dupree, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1999	Faith, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1999	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1999	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1999	Onida 4 NW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1999	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	111 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1999	Hostotipaquillo, MX	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1999	Paxton, US	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1999	Madrid, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1999	Stratton, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1999	Beechmont Binna Burra Road, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1999	La Tinaja, MX	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1999	Palisade, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1999	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1999	Alexandria, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1999	Highmore, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1999	Winona, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1999	Moorang, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1999	Presa Taxhimay, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	42 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1999. 1999 had 756 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 1999-08-29: 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	434
10 to 20	57
20 to 30	29
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	4