Weather Records on 15 April 1929

91 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1929. Highest significance: Crown St. Reservoir, AU.

Key Facts for 15 April 1929

On 15 April 1929, 91 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 88 daily.
Crown St. Reservoir set a daily record precipitation of 87.1 mm (3.4 in) on 15 April 1929.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

91 stations

91 station records on 15 April 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moxley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Tract	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

91 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 15 April 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 April 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 88.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

82 broken records

Margins by which the 82 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1929

Top 20 records on 15 April 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1929	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1929	Lynchburg - Coop, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1929	Ocala, US	monthly rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1929	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1929	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1929	Gresford Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1929	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1929	Moxley, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1929	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1929	St Augustine, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1929	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1929	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1929	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1929	Wolfville, CA	daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1929	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1929	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1929	Edmonton, CA	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1929	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1929	Biser, RU	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1929	Gardiner, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 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

1801 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1929. 1929 had 91 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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	56
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1