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Weather Records on 29 April 1916

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1916. Highest significance: Fredericton Unb, CA.

Key Facts for 29 April 1916

  • On 29 April 1916, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Fredericton Unb set a daily record snowfall of 5.1 cm (2.0 in) on 29 April 1916.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 29 April 1916 16 station records on 29 April 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 29 April 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 April 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord high maximum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation8.2 mm (0.32 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord high minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
AstrakanRussiaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature8.8 C (47.8 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature18.4 C (65.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 29 April 1916 by type Records set or tied on 29 April 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 0123Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 April 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 29 April 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 April 1916 by timescale Records on 29 April 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 April 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 29 April 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 April 1916 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 51.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 10: 1010 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
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 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 April 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 1010
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1916
Top 16 records on 29 April 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 April 1916Fredericton Unb, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)43 years25 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1916Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1916Vanersborg, SEdaily high max18.0 C (64.4 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1916Gilbert River Post Office, AUdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)38 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1916Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain8.2 mm (0.32 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1916Stockholm, SEdaily high min7.0 C (44.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1916Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1916Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1916Edmonton, CAdaily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)0.8 cm (0.3 in)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1916Prince Albert, CAdaily low max0.0 C (32.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1916Astrakan, RUdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)10 years6 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1916Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min (Tie)8.8 C (47.8 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1916Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZdaily high min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1916Umea, SEdaily high max (Tie)13.0 C (55.4 F)tie21 years2 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1916Houston Wb City, USdaily low min (Tie)12.8 C (55.0 F)tie18 years2 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1916Cet Central England, GBdaily high max (Tie)18.4 C (65.1 F)tie1 year0 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 1916
Records on 04-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1916. 1916 had 16 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: 9022015: 5262016: 6332017: 1,1552018: 7622019: 6532020: 1,0082021: 7902022: 4502023: 8822024: 5852025: 5292026: 2971795187618971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1916. 1916 had 16 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
2014902
2015526
2016633
20171,155
2018762
2019653
20201,008
2021790
2022450
2023882
2024585
2025529
2026297

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).