Weather Records on 29 August 2010

1,184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 2010. Highest significance: Lucinda Township, AU.

Key Facts for 29 August 2010

On 29 August 2010, 1,184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
478 were record highs and 358 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,131 daily.
Lucinda Township set a monthly record daily precipitation of 156.4 mm (6.2 in) on 29 August 2010.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,184 stations

1,184 station records on 29 August 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.4 mm (6.2 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Barneveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kootwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Montabaur	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tambov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Heeg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Den Burg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elspeet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harskamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St. Anna Parochie	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Duiven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chalco -San Lucas-	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Apeldoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beekbergen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas (Bisbee) Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marknesse_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kii-Kahuku 911	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lunteren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Swifterbant	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oldeholtpade	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oosterbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tixtla (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skrins	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emmeloord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nijmegen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biddinghuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oudemirdum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galliano	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abcoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogkarspel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nijkerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sneek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Herwijnen_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pijijiapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drachten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,184 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 228, Highest daily minimum 275, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 348.

Records on 29 August 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	228
Highest daily minimum	275
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	348
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 2010 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 51, daily 1,131.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

897 broken records

Margins by which the 897 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 2010

Top 20 records on 29 August 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 2010	Lucinda Township, AU	monthly rain	156.4 mm (6.2 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	85 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 August 2010	Chester, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2010	Barneveld, NL	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2010	Kootwijk, NL	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2010	Kleve, DE	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2010	Montabaur, DE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2010	Tambov, RU	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2010	Heeg, NL	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2010	Lemmer (Gemaal Buma), NL	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2010	Den Burg, NL	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2010	Elspeet, NL	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2010	Harskamp, NL	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2010	St. Anna Parochie, NL	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2010	Duiven, NL	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2010	New Braunfels, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	113 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2010	Chalco -San Lucas-, MX	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2010	Arnhem, NL	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2010	Fessenden, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2010	Apeldoorn, NL	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2010	Manti, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	115 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2010. 2010 had 1,184 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 10	789
10 to 20	70
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1