Weather Records on 29 August 2001

743 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 2001. Highest significance: Paso del Cuarenta I, MX.

Key Facts for 29 August 2001

On 29 August 2001, 743 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
360 were record highs and 213 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 724 daily.
Paso del Cuarenta I set an all-time record daily precipitation of 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 29 August 2001.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

743 stations

743 station records on 29 August 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paso del Cuarenta I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda de Arriba	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Arista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Comanja de Corona	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Palote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Las Alazanas (Smn	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper Lake Project	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Autaugaville 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nanjing	China	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Castillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Empleado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amealco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	215.7 mm (8.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuernavaca (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leona Vicario	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose Iturbide (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leon (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tours	France	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aransas Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedral	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sisal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fedor 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

743 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 127, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 170.

Records on 29 August 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	127
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 2001 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 15, daily 724.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

514 broken records

Margins by which the 514 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 2001

Top 20 records on 29 August 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 2001	Paso del Cuarenta I, MX	all-time rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2001	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2001	Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2001	Cambridge, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2001	Santiago, MX	monthly low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2001	McGregor, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2001	Haikou, CN	daily rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2001	Marysvale, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2001	Hacienda de Arriba, MX	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2001	Deal Island, AU	all-time rain	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2001	Villa de Arista, MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2001	Comanja de Corona, MX	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2001	Bethel AP, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2001	El Palote, MX	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2001	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	16.9 C (62.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	123 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2001	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2001	Tiree, GB	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2001	Ganzhou, CN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2001	Milan, IT	daily high max	34.7 C (94.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	123 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2001	San Antonio Las Alazanas (Smn, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	43 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2001. 2001 had 743 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 2001-08-29: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	477
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1