Weather Records on 29 April 1924

83 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1924. Highest significance: Hutchinson River, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1924

On 29 April 1924, 83 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 79 daily.
Hutchinson River set a monthly record daily precipitation of 100.1 mm (3.9 in) on 29 April 1924.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

83 stations

83 station records on 29 April 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

83 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1924 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 64.

Records on 29 April 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 April 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 79.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

74 broken records

Margins by which the 74 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1924

Top 20 records on 29 April 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1924	Hutchinson River, US	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1924	Metten, DE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1924	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1924	McPherson, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1924	Medicine Lodge, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1924	Macksville 8 NNE, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1924	Mt Hope, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1924	Conway, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1924	Valley Head, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1924	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1924	Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1924	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1924	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1924	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1924	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1924	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1924	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1924	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1924	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1924	Tuttlingen, DE	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	19 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1924. 1924 had 83 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 April 1924
Margin	Records
0 to 10	49
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1