Weather Records on 29 April 1936

269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1936. Highest significance: Gallatin 1W, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1936

On 29 April 1936, 269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 261 daily.
Gallatin 1W set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 29 April 1936.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

269 stations

269 station records on 29 April 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Topeka	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bizerte Cap Blanc	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wayne City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hinton 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Veedersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saranac	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

269 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 42, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 April 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 April 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 261.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

197 broken records

Margins by which the 197 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1936

Top 20 records on 29 April 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1936	Gallatin 1W, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1936	Guide Rock, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1936	Vicksburg, US	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1936	Utica, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1936	Malvern, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1936	Topeka, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1936	Jackson 4 NW, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1936	Simcoe, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1936	Stratford, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1936	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	10 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1936	Amity, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1936	Caguas, PR	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1936	Superior, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1936	Chattanooga, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1936	Cloud Chief 2 SE, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1936	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	8.6 C (47.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1936	Towner 2 NE, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1936	Washington, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1936	Las Animas, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1936	Gumri, AM	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	6 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

1795 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1936. 1936 had 269 records.

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

Records on 04-29 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1806	1
1814	3
1817	1
1833	1
1839	1
1842	1
1851	2
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	6
1875	3
1876	1
1878	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	6
1891	6
1892	5
1894	2
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	10
1905	5
1906	4
1907	21
1908	12
1909	61
1910	23
1911	28
1912	10
1913	62
1914	34
1915	20
1916	16
1917	41
1918	9
1919	67
1920	57
1921	78
1922	82
1923	109
1924	83
1925	161
1926	373
1927	124
1928	255
1929	104
1930	162
1931	545
1932	126
1933	285
1934	507
1935	455
1936	269
1937	417
1938	322
1939	364
1940	393
1941	344
1942	610
1943	364
1944	334
1945	327
1946	188
1947	384
1948	765
1949	499
1950	834
1951	740
1952	924
1953	494
1954	1,215
1955	672
1956	1,055
1957	530
1958	951
1959	780
1960	274
1961	390
1962	724
1963	720
1964	310
1965	559
1966	569
1967	896
1968	934
1969	492
1970	1,869
1971	387
1972	413
1973	491
1974	825
1975	505
1976	873
1977	723
1978	360
1979	702
1980	654
1981	1,176
1982	547
1983	888
1984	1,162
1985	888
1986	687
1987	1,722
1988	971
1989	863
1990	1,292
1991	1,138
1992	1,885
1993	846
1994	1,580
1995	746
1996	1,217
1997	1,222
1998	972
1999	840
2000	1,156
2001	838
2002	1,166
2003	816
2004	836
2005	1,041
2006	849
2007	1,002
2008	1,370
2009	901
2010	962
2011	631
2012	951
2013	805
2014	902
2015	526
2016	633
2017	1,155
2018	762
2019	653
2020	1,008
2021	790
2022	450
2023	882
2024	585
2025	529
2026	297

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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	181
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1