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Weather Records on 29 April 1917

41 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1917. Highest significance: Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 29 April 1917

  • On 29 April 1917, 41 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 41 daily.
  • Inskip Point Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 52.3 mm (2.1 in) on 29 April 1917.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

41 stations
Weather records on 29 April 1917 41 station records on 29 April 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
41 station records on 29 April 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 April 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Inskip Point LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.3 mm (2.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature27.9 C (82.2 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-12.0 C (10.4 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-17.5 C (0.5 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
VingaSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-13.2 C (8.2 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-8.5 C (16.7 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-3.1 C (26.4 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-22.5 C (-8.5 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature0.7 C (33.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-27.0 C (-16.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low maximum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-4.5 C (23.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-11.5 C (11.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-12.0 C (10.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-4.5 C (23.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord low maximum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord low maximum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-12.5 C (9.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-MaRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.5 mm (0.37 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-0.1 C (31.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord low maximum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
EnisejskRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature-4.0 C (24.8 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

41 records
Records on 29 April 1917 by type Records set or tied on 29 April 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 13Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 19Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 April 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 29 April 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum13
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum19
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 April 1917 by timescale Records on 29 April 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 41. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 41all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 April 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 41.
Records on 29 April 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily41

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 April 1917 Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 295 to 10: 410 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 April 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 529
5 to 104
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1917
Top 20 records on 29 April 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 April 1917Inskip Point Lighthouse, AUdaily rain52.3 mm (2.1 in)32.0 mm (1.3 in)12 years28 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Hambantota, LKdaily low max27.9 C (82.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)44 years25 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Harnosand, SEdaily low min-12.0 C (10.4 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)30 years23 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Sveg, SEdaily low min-17.5 C (0.5 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)30 years22 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Vinga, SEdaily rain13.3 mm (0.5 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily low min-13.2 C (8.2 F)4.2 C (7.6 F)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Gavle, SEdaily low min-8.5 C (16.7 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Sandvig, DKdaily low min-1.1 C (30.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min-3.1 C (26.4 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)15 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Jokkmokk, SEdaily low min-22.5 C (-8.5 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min0.7 C (33.3 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Karesuando, SEdaily low min-27.0 C (-16.6 F)7.0 C (12.6 F)17 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Boras, SEdaily low max3.0 C (37.4 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Saint John, CAdaily low max3.3 C (37.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Vastervik, SEdaily low min-4.5 C (23.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Harnosand, SEdaily low max0.0 C (32.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Halmstad, SEdaily low max6.0 C (42.8 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Bjuraker, SEdaily low min-11.5 C (11.3 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1917Umea, SEdaily low max-1.0 C (30.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)30 years14 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 1917
Records on 04-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1917. 1917 had 41 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 1917. 1917 had 41 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).