Weather Records on 7 April 1929

835 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1929. Highest significance: Big Rapids Wtp, US.

Key Facts for 7 April 1929

On 7 April 1929, 835 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
632 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 803 daily.
Big Rapids Wtp set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 7 April 1929.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

835 stations

835 station records on 7 April 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

835 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 352, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 53, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 7 April 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	352
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 7 April 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 803.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

687 broken records

Margins by which the 687 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1929

Top 20 records on 7 April 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1929	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1929	Milan, IT	daily low min	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1929	Antigo, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1929	Southampton, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1929	Hvar, HR	monthly low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1929	Parker, US	monthly low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1929	Bologna, IT	daily low min	0.3 C (32.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1929	Wien, AT	daily low min	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1929	Gravette, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1929	Decorah, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1929	Waterloo, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1929	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1929	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1929	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1929	Medford, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1929	Viroqua, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1929	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1929	Columbus, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1929	Lawrence, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1929	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	20 years	27 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

1800 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1929. 1929 had 835 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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	669
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1