Weather Records on 8 April 1929

614 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1929. Highest significance: Butte Bert Mooney AP, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 1929

On 8 April 1929, 614 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
470 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 597 daily.
Butte Bert Mooney AP set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 8 April 1929.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

614 stations

614 station records on 8 April 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
West Berne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

614 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 274, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 April 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	274
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 April 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1929

Top 20 records on 8 April 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1929	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1929	Hewitt, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1929	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1929	Greenville, US	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1929	Pawtucket, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1929	Portage Wwtp, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1929	Hvar, HR	daily low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1929	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1929	World Trade Ctr, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1929	Amherst, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1929	Heber, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1929	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1929	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1929	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1929	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1929	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1929	Payette, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1929	Fall River, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1929	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1929	Concord, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	24 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

1798 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1929. 1929 had 614 records.

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

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	924
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	826
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	407

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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	485
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1