Weather Records on 29 August 2008

716 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 2008. Highest significance: Nagoya, JP.

Key Facts for 29 August 2008

On 29 August 2008, 716 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 695 daily.
Nagoya set a daily record precipitation of 193.0 mm (7.6 in) on 29 August 2008.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

716 stations

716 station records on 29 August 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nagoya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Agustin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuching	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huoshan	China	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Raudal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hails	China	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Asu	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gascon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haliut	China	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Izucar de Matamoros (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Las Margaritas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gifu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	Syria	Record high minimum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam (Muirne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dulan	China	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garze	China	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palo Mancornado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gilroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 3SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Maplewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madera	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

716 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 209, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 197.

Records on 29 August 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	209
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 695.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 2008

Top 20 records on 29 August 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 2008	Nagoya, JP	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	Del Rio Intl AP, US	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	Richmond Intl AP, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	San Agustin, MX	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	Kuching, MY	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	Potrerillos, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	Beardstown, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	Huoshan, CN	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	El Raudal, MX	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	Hails, CN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	Canna, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	Millport 4 NE, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	Farmville, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	Tempe Asu, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	Wellington, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	John Glenn Intl AP, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	Gascon, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2008	Haliut, CN	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	38 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2008. 2008 had 716 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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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	452
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1