Weather Records on 29 August 2022

437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 2022. Highest significance: Chernjaevo, RU.

Key Facts for 29 August 2022

On 29 August 2022, 437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 426 daily.
Chernjaevo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 125.2 mm (4.9 in) on 29 August 2022.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

437 stations

437 station records on 29 August 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moravia 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Olive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Croix Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Pella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gatum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oahe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wanyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Vojampolka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Constantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lahore City	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rorsbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Galway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent 5WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ljuban	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Badajoz/Talavera la Real	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Lure 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Auke Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indianapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Birraban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganzhou	China	Record high minimum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aliceville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

437 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 119.

Records on 29 August 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 2022 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 2022

Top 20 records on 29 August 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 2022	Chernjaevo, RU	monthly rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	104 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 August 2022	Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea)), AU	monthly rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	113 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2022	Cape Tribulation Store, AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2022	Topaz, AU	daily rain	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2022	Moravia 1 E, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2022	Tahoka, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2022	Mount Olive, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2022	St Croix Falls, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2022	Koloa Mauka 994, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2022	Rainbow (Pella), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2022	Inverloch, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	126 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2022	Gatum, AU	monthly rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2022	McCloud, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2022	Gillespie, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2022	Ada, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2022	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2022	Boigbeat, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2022	Oahe Dam, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2022	Antigo, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2022	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	81 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2022. 2022 had 437 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 2022-08-29: 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	322
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1