Weather Records on 29 August 2026

797 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 August 2026. Highest significance: Nagasaki, JP.

Key Facts for 29 August 2026

On 29 August 2026, 797 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
451 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 772 daily.
Nagasaki set a daily record precipitation of 320.0 mm (12.6 in) on 29 August 2026 (provisional).
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

797 stations

797 station records on 29 August 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 August 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	290.0 mm (11.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	283.0 mm (11.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tikanlik	China	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shache	China	Record daily precipitation	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kure Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	245.8 mm (9.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	396.5 mm (15.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bramon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Xuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	162.4 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Suttsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chalk Creek #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lily Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chalk Creek #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Qu Xian	China	Record daily precipitation	232.5 mm (9.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bolu	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trial Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phantom Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden Fork	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxcala de Xicontecatl (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smith & Morehouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulihe	China	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico City	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kobe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	262.5 mm (10.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Hills	New Zealand	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond Trail	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Safford Ag Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

797 records

Records set or tied on 29 August 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 353, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 242.

Records on 29 August 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	353
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 August 2026 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 772.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

642 broken records

Margins by which the 642 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 238.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 August 2026

Top 20 records on 29 August 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 2026	Nagasaki, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2026	Wakayama, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	290.0 mm (11.4 in)	213.5 mm (8.4 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2026	Abashiri, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	283.0 mm (11.1 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2026	Tikanlik, CN	daily rain (Provisional)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2026	Shache, CN	all-time rain (Provisional)	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2026	Kure Reg Met HQ, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	169.5 mm (6.7 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 2026	Jian, CN	monthly rain (Provisional)	245.8 mm (9.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2026	Tifton, US	daily rain (Provisional)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2026	Fukuoka, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	396.5 mm (15.6 in)	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	5 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2026	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily rain (Provisional)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	124 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2026	Harnosand, SE	daily rain (Provisional)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	155 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2026	Bramon, SE	daily rain (Provisional)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2026	Xuzhou, CN	daily rain (Provisional)	162.4 mm (6.4 in)	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2026	Suttsu, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2026	Orland, US	monthly low min (Provisional)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	121 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2026	Chalk Creek #2, US	daily rain (Provisional)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2026	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily high min (Provisional)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	126 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2026	Lily Lake, US	daily rain (Provisional)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2026	Chalk Creek #1, US	daily rain (Provisional)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2026	Qu Xian, CN	all-time rain (Provisional)	232.5 mm (9.2 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2026. 2026 had 797 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	631
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2