Weather Records on 29 April 1928

255 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1928. Highest significance: Vouziers, FR.

Key Facts for 29 April 1928

On 29 April 1928, 255 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 244 daily.
Vouziers set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.1 mm (2.2 in) on 29 April 1928.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

255 stations

255 station records on 29 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang (Goomgerah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Briagolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

255 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 38, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 244.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

210 broken records

Margins by which the 210 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1928

Top 20 records on 29 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1928	Vouziers, FR	monthly rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1928	Buchan (Gillingall), AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1928	Bindi, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1928	Wulgulmerang, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1928	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1928	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1928	Dargo, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1928	Jimenbuen, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1928	Noorinbee, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1928	Clontarf, CA	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1928	Saint Leo, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1928	Sydney, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1928	Butchers Ridge Post Office, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1928	Uccle, BE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1928	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1928	Salzburg, AT	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1928	Hvar, HR	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1928	Plant City, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1928	Kissimmee, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1928	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	40 years	22 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1928. 1928 had 255 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 20	202
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1