Weather Records on 24 March 1929

554 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1929. Highest significance: Victoria Valley, AU.

Key Facts for 24 March 1929

On 24 March 1929, 554 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
363 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 99 monthly and 454 daily.
Victoria Valley set a daily record precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 24 March 1929.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

554 stations

554 station records on 24 March 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Budgerum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Noorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crowlands (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cope Cope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	273.3 mm (10.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bullawin Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

554 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 249, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 March 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	249
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 March 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 99, daily 454.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

460 broken records

Margins by which the 460 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1929

Top 20 records on 24 March 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1929	Victoria Valley, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1929	Bulgoo, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1929	Yarroweyah, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1929	Budgerum, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1929	Waitchie, AU	all-time rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1929	Numurkah Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1929	Athens, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1929	Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1929	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1929	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1929	Noorong, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1929	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1929	Heathcote, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1929	Mulwala Homestead, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1929	Prickley Range, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1929	Crowlands (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1929	Longerenong, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1929	Cope Cope, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1929	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	273.3 mm (10.8 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1929	Covington 3 SW, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	28 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

1794 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 554 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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 50	455
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1