Weather Records on 29 April 1939

364 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1939. Highest significance: Orogrande, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1939

On 29 April 1939, 364 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 308 daily.
Orogrande set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 29 April 1939.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

364 stations

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

Weather records on 29 April 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glengarry (West Tamar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dauphin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dome Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Town (Quorn Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

364 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 April 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 April 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 56, daily 308.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1939

Top 20 records on 29 April 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1939	Orogrande, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1939	Cressy Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1939	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1939	Westbury (Valley View), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1939	Devonport Harbour Master, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1939	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1939	Uccle, BE	daily low max	6.4 C (43.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1939	Carrick (Oaks Road), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1939	Northdown (Hamley), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1939	Glengarry (West Tamar), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1939	Oxford, GB	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1939	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1939	Battleford, CA	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1939	Ashton 1N, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1939	Rossland City Yard, CA	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1939	Porthill, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1939	Goldbutte 7 N, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1939	Wallowa, US	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1939	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1939	Prince Albert, CA	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	25 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1939. 1939 had 364 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1939-04-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	273
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1