Weather Records on 29 April 1937

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1937. Highest significance: Stradbroke West (Inglenook), AU.

Key Facts for 29 April 1937

On 29 April 1937, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 411 daily.
Stradbroke West (Inglenook) set a daily record precipitation of 77.7 mm (3.1 in) on 29 April 1937.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 29 April 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale (Springvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Lofty Summit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poolaijelo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 April 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 April 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

341 broken records

Margins by which the 341 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1937

Top 20 records on 29 April 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1937	Stradbroke West (Inglenook), AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1937	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1937	Oneonta, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1937	Perinthalamanna, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1937	Ashton 1, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1937	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1937	Hosdurg, IN	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1937	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1937	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	monthly rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1937	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1937	Mount Torrens, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1937	Trichur, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1937	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1937	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1937	Peermade Residen, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1937	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1937	Holenarsipur, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1937	Tomsk, RU	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	9.8 C (17.6 F)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1937	Lockwood, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1937	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	26 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1937. 1937 had 417 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 20	311
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1