Weather Records on 29 August 2014

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 2014. Highest significance: Donnybrook, AU.

Key Facts for 29 August 2014

On 29 August 2014, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 401 daily.
Donnybrook set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.8 mm (3.7 in) on 29 August 2014.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 29 August 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Zukovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Selagoncy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bulga (South Wambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pacelma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Thirlmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alatyr'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kirsanov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zhigalovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
The Wold - Lowden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walpole	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sergac	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Honavar	India	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zima	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Johannesburg Intl	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walters Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iizuka	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodenbong (Unumgar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Makena Golf Course 249.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vostochnaja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zyrjanka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tajshet	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolotnoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.

Records on 29 August 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 2014 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 401.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

347 broken records

Margins by which the 347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 2014

Top 20 records on 29 August 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 2014	Donnybrook, AU	monthly rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2014	Boyanup, AU	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2014	Zukovka, RU	all-time rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2014	Selagoncy, RU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2014	Bulga (South Wambo), AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2014	Pacelma, RU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2014	Thirlmere, AU	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2014	Menno, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2014	Greenfield, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2014	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2014	Northcliffe, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2014	Alatyr', RU	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2014	Jacksboro, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2014	Kirsanov, RU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2014	Meadville, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2014	Zhigalovo, RU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2014	Lincoln, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2014	The Wold - Lowden, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2014	Boyup Brook, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2014	Crendon, AU	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	44 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2014. 2014 had 419 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 2014-08-29: 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 20	323
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1