Weather Records on 29 March 1920

45 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1920. Highest significance: Cape York Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 March 1920

On 29 March 1920, 45 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 38 daily.
Cape York Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 112.3 mm (4.4 in) on 29 March 1920.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

45 stations

45 station records on 29 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

45 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 29 March 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	4
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 38.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

40 broken records

Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1920

Top 20 records on 29 March 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1920	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1920	Nordby (Fano), DK	monthly high min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1920	Vestervig, DK	monthly high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1920	Uccle, BE	monthly high max	22.4 C (72.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1920	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1920	Halmstad, SE	monthly high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1920	Vestervig, DK	monthly high max	16.3 C (61.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1920	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	monthly high min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1920	Constantine, DZ	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1920	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	15.4 C (59.7 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1920	Oxford, GB	daily high min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1920	Weissenburg, DE	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1920	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily high min	7.9 C (46.2 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1920	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily high max	12.4 C (54.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1920	Orebro, SE	daily high max	13.4 C (56.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1920	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	27.4 C (81.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1920	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	18 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1920	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1920	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily high max	14.7 C (58.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1920	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily high min	7.9 C (46.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	17 years	13 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

1805 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1920. 1920 had 45 records.

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

Records on 03-29 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1808	1
1822	2
1840	1
1846	1
1848	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1859	3
1862	3
1865	5
1866	1
1869	1
1872	5
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	3
1890	11
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	6
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	11
1902	35
1903	7
1904	15
1905	48
1906	12
1907	41
1908	2
1909	11
1910	46
1911	23
1912	36
1913	21
1914	11
1915	54
1916	18
1917	38
1918	29
1919	47
1920	45
1921	49
1922	30
1923	304
1924	272
1925	92
1926	258
1927	71
1928	183
1929	99
1930	169
1931	336
1932	165
1933	288
1934	261
1935	115
1936	555
1937	550
1938	556
1939	297
1940	252
1941	310
1942	397
1943	561
1944	1,331
1945	722
1946	730
1947	935
1948	292
1949	321
1950	465
1951	510
1952	356
1953	268
1954	828
1955	635
1956	435
1957	249
1958	401
1959	526
1960	311
1961	463
1962	555
1963	1,341
1964	947
1965	450
1966	730
1967	877
1968	895
1969	1,260
1970	1,043
1971	610
1972	629
1973	905
1974	643
1975	1,571
1976	496
1977	1,554
1978	759
1979	640
1980	815
1981	982
1982	801
1983	657
1984	1,103
1985	1,576
1986	1,553
1987	1,674
1988	657
1989	1,359
1990	705
1991	1,027
1992	633
1993	830
1994	910
1995	1,074
1996	814
1997	679
1998	1,769
1999	625
2000	795
2001	793
2002	1,234
2003	841
2004	1,426
2005	744
2006	720
2007	1,450
2008	906
2009	1,199
2010	915
2011	685
2012	652
2013	762
2014	554
2015	1,786
2016	565
2017	907
2018	462
2019	434
2020	853
2021	674
2022	841
2023	1,076
2024	304
2025	1,168
2026	1,467

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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 20	39
20 to 40	0
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1