Weather Records on 29 August 2023

677 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 2023. Highest significance: Sisian, AM.

Key Facts for 29 August 2023

On 29 August 2023, 677 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
497 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 655 daily.
Sisian set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 29 August 2023.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

677 stations

677 station records on 29 August 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tajshet	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lolo Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.3 C (118.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cannery Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wenatchee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tulun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Columbine	South Africa	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Savage Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Segen-Kyuel	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Tortugas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin Fire Twr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vitim	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lubny	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amelia Courthouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

677 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 274, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 August 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	274
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 August 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 655.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

528 broken records

Margins by which the 528 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 2023

Top 20 records on 29 August 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 2023	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2023	Cobar (Double Gates), AU	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2023	Vinnytsia, UA	all-time high max	38.2 C (100.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2023	Ludhiana, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2023	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2023	Kiev, UA	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2023	Wauchula, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2023	Poset, RU	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2023	Yongan, CN	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2023	Tajshet, RU	daily high min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2023	Toccoa, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2023	Cuero, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2023	Lolo Pass, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2023	Yakutat AP, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2023	Calarasi, RO	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	117 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2023	Jackson, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2023	Summerville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2023	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	117 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2023	Imperial, US	daily high max	48.3 C (118.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	117 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2023	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	122 years	41 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2023. 2023 had 677 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 20	504
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2