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Weather Records on 29 April 1908

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1908. Highest significance: Peterborough, CA.

Key Facts for 29 April 1908

  • On 29 April 1908, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Peterborough set a daily record low maximum temperature of 7.8 C (46.0 F) on 29 April 1908.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 29 April 1908 12 station records on 29 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 29 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 April 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature25.1 C (77.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.3 mm (0.29 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 29 April 1908 by type Records set or tied on 29 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 01234Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 29 April 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 April 1908 by timescale Records on 29 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 29 April 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 April 1908 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.4. Ties are not counted. 012340.0 to 0.5: 10.5 to 1.0: 41.0 to 1.5: 41.5 to 2.0: 12.0 to 2.5: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.5
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 April 1908
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.51
0.5 to 1.04
1.0 to 1.54
1.5 to 2.01
2.0 to 2.51

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1908
Top 12 records on 29 April 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 April 1908Peterborough, CAdaily low max7.8 C (46.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)40 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1908Stratford, CAdaily low max6.7 C (44.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)42 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1908Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max25.1 C (77.2 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1908Vastervik, SEdaily rain7.3 mm (0.29 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1908Windsor Riverside, CAdaily low max9.4 C (48.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1908Port Stanley, CAdaily low max6.7 C (44.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1908Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)5 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1908Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily rain7.8 mm (0.31 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1908Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1908Santa Fe, USdaily low min-4.4 C (24.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1908Atlantic City Marina, USdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1908Saint John, CAdaily high min (Tie)6.1 C (43.0 F)tie29 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1908
Records on 04-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 12 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11800: 11806: 11814: 31817: 11833: 11839: 11842: 11851: 21861: 21862: 21863: 11870: 11871: 11872: 11874: 61875: 31876: 11878: 21879: 21881: 11882: 11883: 11885: 11886: 21887: 11888: 51889: 11890: 61891: 61892: 51894: 21895: 61896: 11897: 41898: 21899: 81900: 31901: 31902: 41903: 91904: 101905: 51906: 41907: 211908: 121909: 611910: 231911: 281912: 101913: 621914: 341915: 201916: 161917: 411918: 91919: 671920: 571921: 781922: 821923: 1091924: 831925: 1611926: 3731927: 1241928: 2551929: 1041930: 1621931: 5451932: 1261933: 2851934: 5071935: 4551936: 2691937: 4171938: 3221939: 3641940: 3931941: 3441942: 6101943: 3641944: 3341945: 3271946: 1881947: 3841948: 7651949: 4991950: 8341951: 7401952: 9241953: 4941954: 1,2151955: 6721956: 1,0551957: 5301958: 9511959: 7801960: 2741961: 3901962: 7241963: 7201964: 3101965: 5591966: 5691967: 8961968: 9341969: 4921970: 1,8691971: 3871972: 4131973: 4911974: 8251975: 5051976: 8731977: 7231978: 3601979: 7021980: 6541981: 1,1761982: 5471983: 8881984: 1,1621985: 8881986: 6871987: 1,7221988: 9711989: 8631990: 1,2921991: 1,1381992: 1,8851993: 8461994: 1,5801995: 7461996: 1,2171997: 1,2221998: 9721999: 8402000: 1,1562001: 8382002: 1,1662003: 8162004: 8362005: 1,0412006: 8492007: 1,0022008: 1,3702009: 9012010: 9622011: 6312012: 9512013: 8052014: 9012015: 5262016: 6332017: 1,1542018: 7602019: 6512020: 1,0032021: 7892022: 4492023: 8822024: 5842025: 5291795187618971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 12 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-29 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18001
18061
18143
18171
18331
18391
18421
18512
18612
18622
18631
18701
18711
18721
18746
18753
18761
18782
18792
18811
18821
18831
18851
18862
18871
18885
18891
18906
18916
18925
18942
18956
18961
18974
18982
18998
19003
19013
19024
19039
190410
19055
19064
190721
190812
190961
191023
191128
191210
191362
191434
191520
191616
191741
19189
191967
192057
192178
192282
1923109
192483
1925161
1926373
1927124
1928255
1929104
1930162
1931545
1932126
1933285
1934507
1935455
1936269
1937417
1938322
1939364
1940393
1941344
1942610
1943364
1944334
1945327
1946188
1947384
1948765
1949499
1950834
1951740
1952924
1953494
19541,215
1955672
19561,055
1957530
1958951
1959780
1960274
1961390
1962724
1963720
1964310
1965559
1966569
1967896
1968934
1969492
19701,869
1971387
1972413
1973491
1974825
1975505
1976873
1977723
1978360
1979702
1980654
19811,176
1982547
1983888
19841,162
1985888
1986687
19871,722
1988971
1989863
19901,292
19911,138
19921,885
1993846
19941,580
1995746
19961,217
19971,222
1998972
1999840
20001,156
2001838
20021,166
2003816
2004836
20051,041
2006849
20071,002
20081,370
2009901
2010962
2011631
2012951
2013805
2014901
2015526
2016633
20171,154
2018760
2019651
20201,003
2021789
2022449
2023882
2024584
2025529

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).