Weather Records on 4 April 1929

1,320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1929. Highest significance: Expedition Pass Reservoir, AU.

Key Facts for 4 April 1929

On 4 April 1929, 1,320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
498 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 105 monthly and 1,213 daily.
Expedition Pass Reservoir set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 4 April 1929.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,320 stations

1,320 station records on 4 April 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Silverton (Mundi Mundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Mount Pleasant Obs.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newlyn Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eurugabah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puckawidgee Back	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narellan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Channel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,320 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 316, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 702, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 4 April 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	316
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	702
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 4 April 1929 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 105, daily 1,213.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,191 broken records

Margins by which the 1,191 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1929

Top 20 records on 4 April 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1929	Expedition Pass Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1929	Silverton (Mundi Mundi), AU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1929	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1929	Burnie (No 1), AU	all-time rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1929	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1929	Broken Hill (Glen Lyon), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1929	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1929	Ballarat Mount Pleasant Obs., AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1929	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1929	Newlyn Reservoir, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1929	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1929	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1929	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1929	Cobbity (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1929	Riddells Creek, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1929	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1929	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1929	Menindee Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1929	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1929	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)

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 1,320 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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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	953
20 to 40	151
40 to 60	51
60 to 80	19
80 to 100	13
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1