Weather Records on 11 April 1929

214 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1929. Highest significance: Lynd #2, US.

Key Facts for 11 April 1929

On 11 April 1929, 214 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 211 daily.
Lynd #2 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 149.1 mm (5.9 in) on 11 April 1929.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

214 stations

214 station records on 11 April 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lynd #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

214 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 43, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 11 April 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 11 April 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 211.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

168 broken records

Margins by which the 168 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1929

Top 20 records on 11 April 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1929	Lynd #2, US	all-time rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1929	Eau Claire, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1929	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1929	Bird Island, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1929	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1929	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1929	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1929	Clark, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1929	Highmore, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1929	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1929	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1929	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1929	Menasha, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1929	St Joseph, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1929	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1929	The Dalles, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1929	Grand River Lock, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1929	Fayette, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1929	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1929	Redfield, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 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

1800 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1929. 1929 had 214 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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	148
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	3