Weather Records on 29 March 1939

297 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1939. Highest significance: Peddie (Mag), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 March 1939

On 29 March 1939, 297 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 288 daily.
Peddie (Mag) set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 29 March 1939.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

297 stations

297 station records on 29 March 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baxter	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kotli	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jaitram	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surpura (Nokha)	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jawaja	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chuda	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sujangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Himatnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

297 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 29 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 29 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 288.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

235 broken records

Margins by which the 235 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1939

Top 20 records on 29 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1939	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1939	Chariton 1 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1939	Walsh River Post Office, AU	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1939	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1939	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1939	Iowa City, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1939	Toledo 3N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1939	Baxter, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1939	Water Valley, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1939	Grundy Ctr, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1939	Imperial, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1939	Heber, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1939	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1939	Darlington Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1939	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1939	White Cliffs, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1939	Waukee, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1939	Iowa Falls, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1939	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1939	Independence, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	38 years	30 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1939. 1939 had 297 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 100	222
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1