Weather Records on 29 August 2005

993 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 2005. Highest significance: Hopkinsville, US.

Key Facts for 29 August 2005

On 29 August 2005, 993 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
695 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 925 daily.
Hopkinsville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 164.3 mm (6.5 in) on 29 August 2005.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

993 stations

993 station records on 29 August 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	281.7 mm (11.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Saucier Exp Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gulfport Naval Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Xinyang	China	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tynda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tupelo Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El Huizache	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oksningoy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tiksi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neozhidannyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lanihau 68.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Leflore AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arcelia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tehuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mahomet Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gassaway	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Papagayos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thibodaux 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carbon Hill 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Samarkand	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceburg Filt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Zorrilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rossvatn - Heggmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tlacotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

993 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 344, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 351, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 180.

Records on 29 August 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	344
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	351
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 65, daily 925.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

672 broken records

Margins by which the 672 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 188.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 2005

Top 20 records on 29 August 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 2005	Hopkinsville, US	monthly rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 years	76 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2005	Covington 8 WNW, US	monthly rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2005	New Orleans Algiers, US	monthly rain	281.7 mm (11.1 in)	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	47 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2005	Kjusjur, RU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2005	Saucier Exp Forest, US	monthly rain	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2005	Albion, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2005	Gulfport Naval Ctr, US	monthly rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2005	Xinyang, CN	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2005	Tomsk, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2005	Tynda, RU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2005	Tupelo Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2005	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2005	Greene, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2005	El Huizache, MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2005	New Orleans AP, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2005	Oksningoy, NO	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2005	Batesville, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2005	Cotonou, BJ	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2005	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2005	Newcastle, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	49 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2005. 2005 had 993 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2005-08-29: 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 25	632
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1