Weather Records on 29 March 1929

99 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1929. Highest significance: Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU.

Key Facts for 29 March 1929

On 29 March 1929, 99 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 94 daily.
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde set a daily record precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 29 March 1929.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

99 stations

99 station records on 29 March 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

99 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 March 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 March 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 94.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

81 broken records

Margins by which the 81 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1929

Top 20 records on 29 March 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1929	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1929	Oxford, GB	monthly high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1929	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1929	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1929	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1929	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1929	Norddal, NO	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1929	Tranebjerg, DK	monthly high max	16.4 C (61.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1929	Isis Junction Railway STN, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1929	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1929	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1929	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1929	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1929	Hornindal, NO	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1929	Independence, US	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1929	Armagh, GB	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1929	Skjak, NO	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1929	Havre Wb City, US	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1929	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1929	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	18 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

1805 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1929. 1929 had 99 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 10	61
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2