Weather Records on 16 April 1929

269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1929. Highest significance: Romney 1 SW, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 1929

On 16 April 1929, 269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 259 daily.
Romney 1 SW set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 16 April 1929.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

269 stations

269 station records on 16 April 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

269 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 April 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 April 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 259.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1929

Top 20 records on 16 April 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1929	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	Millsboro, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	Annapolis US Naval Aca, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	Cumberland, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	Washington, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	Darlington, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	Fallston, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	College Park, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	Great Falls, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	Tuckerton 2 NE, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1929	Carlisle, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	40 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 269 records.

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

Records on 04-16 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1801	2
1809	1
1816	1
1823	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1852	2
1853	2
1855	1
1858	2
1862	2
1865	4
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1880	5
1883	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	4
1890	7
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1896	4
1897	1
1898	1
1899	14
1900	7
1901	4
1902	5
1903	6
1904	48
1905	15
1906	12
1907	25
1908	31
1909	6
1910	31
1911	11
1912	24
1913	35
1914	43
1915	16
1916	17
1917	50
1918	36
1919	53
1920	88
1921	73
1922	75
1923	72
1924	131
1925	141
1926	325
1927	245
1928	506
1929	269
1930	229
1931	322
1932	344
1933	379
1934	385
1935	608
1936	272
1937	252
1938	573
1939	499
1940	243
1941	438
1942	645
1943	716
1944	322
1945	732
1946	378
1947	877
1948	386
1949	346
1950	492
1951	542
1952	323
1953	681
1954	488
1955	377
1956	515
1957	335
1958	730
1959	360
1960	478
1961	938
1962	737
1963	827
1964	679
1965	575
1966	425
1967	1,027
1968	448
1969	1,171
1970	511
1971	779
1972	850
1973	974
1974	291
1975	559
1976	2,099
1977	831
1978	669
1979	573
1980	596
1981	779
1982	934
1983	1,174
1984	712
1985	642
1986	1,041
1987	735
1988	1,077
1989	676
1990	964
1991	448
1992	898
1993	1,067
1994	928
1995	937
1996	924
1997	699
1998	2,069
1999	1,330
2000	1,052
2001	741
2002	2,494
2003	1,166
2004	609
2005	504
2006	1,423
2007	1,788
2008	889
2009	854
2010	634
2011	1,279
2012	1,015
2013	1,372
2014	1,436
2015	574
2016	742
2017	441
2018	2,238
2019	413
2020	867
2021	580
2022	994
2023	708
2024	746
2025	802
2026	1,065

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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	199
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1