Weather Records on 29 March 1933

288 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1933. Highest significance: Fergus Falls, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 1933

On 29 March 1933, 288 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 277 daily.
Fergus Falls set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 29 March 1933.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

288 stations

288 station records on 29 March 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.6 C (-42.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

288 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 March 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 March 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1933

Top 20 records on 29 March 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1933	Fergus Falls, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1933	Uthankarai, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1933	Bemidji, US	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1933	Millungera Station, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1933	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1933	Rockwell City, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1933	West Bend, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1933	Waterloo, US	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1933	Mason City, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1933	Ketty, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1933	Curtis, US	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1933	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1933	Halifax, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1933	Waverly, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1933	Imperial, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1933	Pawtucket, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1933	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1933	Jakutsk, RU	daily low min	-41.6 C (-42.9 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1933	Webster City, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1933	Colby, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	22 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

1805 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1933. 1933 had 288 records.

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

Records on 03-29 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1808	1
1822	2
1840	1
1846	1
1848	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1859	3
1862	3
1865	5
1866	1
1869	1
1872	5
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	3
1890	11
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	6
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	11
1902	35
1903	7
1904	15
1905	48
1906	12
1907	41
1908	2
1909	11
1910	46
1911	23
1912	36
1913	21
1914	11
1915	54
1916	18
1917	38
1918	29
1919	47
1920	45
1921	49
1922	30
1923	304
1924	272
1925	92
1926	258
1927	71
1928	183
1929	99
1930	169
1931	336
1932	165
1933	288
1934	261
1935	115
1936	555
1937	550
1938	556
1939	297
1940	252
1941	310
1942	397
1943	561
1944	1,331
1945	722
1946	730
1947	935
1948	292
1949	321
1950	465
1951	510
1952	356
1953	268
1954	828
1955	635
1956	435
1957	249
1958	401
1959	526
1960	311
1961	463
1962	555
1963	1,341
1964	947
1965	450
1966	730
1967	877
1968	895
1969	1,260
1970	1,043
1971	610
1972	629
1973	905
1974	643
1975	1,571
1976	496
1977	1,554
1978	759
1979	640
1980	815
1981	982
1982	801
1983	657
1984	1,103
1985	1,576
1986	1,553
1987	1,674
1988	657
1989	1,359
1990	705
1991	1,027
1992	633
1993	830
1994	910
1995	1,074
1996	814
1997	679
1998	1,769
1999	625
2000	795
2001	793
2002	1,234
2003	841
2004	1,426
2005	744
2006	720
2007	1,450
2008	906
2009	1,199
2010	915
2011	685
2012	652
2013	762
2014	554
2015	1,786
2016	565
2017	907
2018	462
2019	434
2020	853
2021	674
2022	841
2023	1,076
2024	304
2025	1,168
2026	1,467

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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	214
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1