Weather Records on 29 March 1938

556 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1938. Highest significance: Pincher Creek Town, CA.

Key Facts for 29 March 1938

On 29 March 1938, 556 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 531 daily.
Pincher Creek Town set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 29 March 1938.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

556 stations

556 station records on 29 March 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gumma	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Gibson	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

556 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 March 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 March 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 531.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 221.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1938

Top 20 records on 29 March 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1938	Pincher Creek Town, CA	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1938	Pincher Creek Town, CA	monthly snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1938	Bottineau, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1938	Goldbutte 7 N, US	monthly rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1938	Goldbutte 7 N, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1938	Durango, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1938	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1938	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1938	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1938	Medicine Hat A, CA	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1938	Medicine Hat A, CA	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1938	Harrisonville, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1938	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1938	Armagh, GB	daily high min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1938	Monmouth, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1938	Jaggiayapet, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1938	Newport, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1938	Fulton, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1938	Gumma, IN	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1938	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	37 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

1805 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1938. 1938 had 556 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 50	453
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1