Weather Records on 29 March 1934

261 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1934. Highest significance: Red Hill, AU.

Key Facts for 29 March 1934

On 29 March 1934, 261 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 254 daily.
Red Hill set a daily record precipitation of 138.9 mm (5.5 in) on 29 March 1934.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

261 stations

261 station records on 29 March 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

261 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 55, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 29 March 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	55
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 29 March 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 254.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

213 broken records

Margins by which the 213 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

29 March 1934

Top 20 records on 29 March 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1934	Red Hill, AU	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1934	Peedamullah, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1934	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1934	Beowawe, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1934	Fairfax, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1934	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1934	Onslow, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1934	Vancouver Pmo, CA	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1934	Albany 1 N, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1934	Steveston, CA	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1934	Tyndall, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1934	Saint Maries, US	monthly high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1934	Astoria, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1934	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1934	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1934	Oakland, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1934	Santa Maria, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1934	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1934	Lumberton, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1934	Newport, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	21 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1934. 1934 had 261 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 20	196
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1