Weather Records on 23 March 1929

517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1929. Highest significance: Clinton, US.

Key Facts for 23 March 1929

On 23 March 1929, 517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
296 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 480 daily.
Clinton set a daily record precipitation of 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 23 March 1929.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

517 stations

517 station records on 23 March 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eubank	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Speers Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jung Jung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

517 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 March 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 March 1929 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 480.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1929

Top 20 records on 23 March 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1929	Clinton, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1929	Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1929	Mc Minnville, US	all-time rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1929	Loudon 1 E, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1929	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1929	Florence, US	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1929	Rugby, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1929	Eremeran, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1929	Carthage, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1929	Charleston, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1929	Eubank, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1929	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1929	Tuscumbia, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1929	Kingston, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1929	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1929	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1929	Coldwater, US	all-time rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1929	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1929	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1929	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	34 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

1796 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1929. 1929 had 517 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	386
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1