Weather Records on 29 April 1938

322 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1938. Highest significance: Arnsberg, DE.

Key Facts for 29 April 1938

On 29 April 1938, 322 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 303 daily.
Arnsberg set a daily record precipitation of 30.4 mm (1.2 in) on 29 April 1938.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

322 stations

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

Weather records on 29 April 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koraput	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malkangiri	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jeypore	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malvan	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

322 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 57, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 29 April 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 April 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1938

Top 20 records on 29 April 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1938	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1938	Perumpavur, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1938	Savanne, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1938	Santa Fe, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1938	Koraput, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1938	Zametchino, RU	monthly high min	14.1 C (57.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1938	Vattaram, IN	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1938	Malkangiri, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1938	Jeypore, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1938	Pattanamphitta, IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1938	Agricultural College, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1938	Paravur, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1938	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1938	Elizabeth, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1938	W Pt, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1938	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily low min	3.1 C (37.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1938	Sivaganga, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1938	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	monthly high min	12.1 C (53.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1938	Paterson, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1938	Manjeri, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	23 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1938. 1938 had 322 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	223
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1