Weather Records on 29 April 1909

61 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1909. Highest significance: Port Dover, CA.

Key Facts for 29 April 1909

On 29 April 1909, 61 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
0 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 59 daily.
Port Dover set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 29 April 1909.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

61 stations

61 station records on 29 April 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich Lighthouse	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ferntree Gully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

61 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.

Records on 29 April 1909 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 April 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 59.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

52 broken records

Margins by which the 52 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1909

Top 20 records on 29 April 1909 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1909	Port Dover, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1909	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1909	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1909	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1909	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1909	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1909	Port Stanley, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	16.7 cm (6.6 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1909	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1909	Port Stanley, CA	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1909	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1909	Goderich Lighthouse, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1909	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1909	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1909	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1909	Helmond, NL	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1909	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1909	Escanaba, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1909	Buffalo, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1909	Kew, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1909	Halifax, CA	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	20 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 1909

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1909. 1909 had 61 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-29 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1806	1
1814	3
1817	1
1833	1
1839	1
1842	1
1851	2
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	6
1875	3
1876	1
1878	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	6
1891	6
1892	5
1894	2
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	10
1905	5
1906	4
1907	21
1908	12
1909	61
1910	23
1911	28
1912	10
1913	62
1914	34
1915	20
1916	16
1917	41
1918	9
1919	67
1920	57
1921	78
1922	82
1923	109
1924	83
1925	161
1926	373
1927	124
1928	255
1929	104
1930	162
1931	545
1932	126
1933	285
1934	507
1935	455
1936	269
1937	417
1938	322
1939	364
1940	393
1941	344
1942	610
1943	364
1944	334
1945	327
1946	188
1947	384
1948	765
1949	499
1950	834
1951	740
1952	924
1953	494
1954	1,215
1955	672
1956	1,055
1957	530
1958	951
1959	780
1960	274
1961	390
1962	724
1963	720
1964	310
1965	559
1966	569
1967	896
1968	934
1969	492
1970	1,869
1971	387
1972	413
1973	491
1974	825
1975	505
1976	873
1977	723
1978	360
1979	702
1980	654
1981	1,176
1982	547
1983	888
1984	1,162
1985	888
1986	687
1987	1,722
1988	971
1989	863
1990	1,292
1991	1,138
1992	1,885
1993	846
1994	1,580
1995	746
1996	1,217
1997	1,222
1998	972
1999	840
2000	1,156
2001	838
2002	1,166
2003	816
2004	836
2005	1,041
2006	849
2007	1,002
2008	1,370
2009	901
2010	962
2011	631
2012	951
2013	805
2014	902
2015	526
2016	633
2017	1,155
2018	762
2019	653
2020	1,008
2021	790
2022	450
2023	882
2024	585
2025	529
2026	297

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	46
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1