Weather Records on 29 August 1993

1,306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 1993. Highest significance: Winton Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 August 1993

On 29 August 1993, 1,306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 468 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,246 daily.
Winton Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 29 August 1993.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,306 stations

1,306 station records on 29 August 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Choteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mingo 6E	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Loma	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pogibi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moolboolaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colby 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moray Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ankeny	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Logan 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Highwood 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Malta 35 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leusi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Idre_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skq Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ado-Tymovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ronlow Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rodrigues	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,306 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 244, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 224, Heaviest daily rainfall 538.

Records on 29 August 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	244
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	224
Heaviest daily rainfall	538
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 1993 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 57, daily 1,246.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,124 broken records

Margins by which the 1,124 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 1993

Top 20 records on 29 August 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1993	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 August 1993	Gundare, AU	monthly rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1993	Choteau, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1993	Fairmont, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1993	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1993	Gilman, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1993	Biddenham, AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1993	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1993	Mingo 6E, US	all-time rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1993	Peakvale Station, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1993	Hanty-Mansijsk, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	94 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1993	Keams Canyon, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1993	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1993	Blackleaf, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1993	Leola, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1993	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1993	Loma, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1993	Seward, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1993	Sioux City AP, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1993	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	54 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1993. 1993 had 1,306 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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Data for records on 1993-08-29: 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	1,019
20 to 40	84
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1