Weather Records on 29 August 2000

1,076 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 2000. Highest significance: Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU.

Key Facts for 29 August 2000

On 29 August 2000, 1,076 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
602 were record highs and 244 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,021 daily.
Ilford (Warrangunyah) set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 29 August 2000.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,076 stations

1,076 station records on 29 August 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Loreto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Braz Pires	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Temascal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jose de Melo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anapa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Verkin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz-Caparao (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Benedito Chaves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Do Anta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Botieve	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naranjal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Peixe (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Volnovakha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ph Wainiha 1115	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quiotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puehu Ridge 1040	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McCarran Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,076 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 322, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 August 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	322
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 2000 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 46, daily 1,021.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

724 broken records

Margins by which the 724 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 2000

Top 20 records on 29 August 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 2000	Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 August 2000	Alpine, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2000	Green Mt Dam, US	all-time rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2000	Henichesk, UA	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2000	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2000	Pembina, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2000	Loreto, MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2000	Braz Pires, BR	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2000	Temascal, MX	daily rain	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2000	Jose de Melo, BR	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2000	Anapa, RU	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2000	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2000	Aberdeen Phillips Fld, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2000	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2000	Enterprise, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2000	San Pedro del Gallo (Smn), MX	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2000	La Verkin, US	monthly low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2000	Caruthersville, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2000	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2000	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2000. 2000 had 1,076 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	889
2019	789
2020	827
2021	567
2022	437
2023	677
2024	1,047
2025	664
2026	797

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	694
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1