Weather Records on 29 March 1940

252 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1940. Highest significance: Pipestone, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 1940

On 29 March 1940, 252 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 243 daily.
Pipestone set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 29 March 1940.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

252 stations

252 station records on 29 March 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pago Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
West Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yonna	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parlakimedi	India	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

252 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 29 March 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 29 March 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 243.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

216 broken records

Margins by which the 216 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1940

Top 20 records on 29 March 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1940	Pipestone, US	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1940	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1940	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1940	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1940	Pago Mission, AU	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1940	Dras, IN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1940	Kentfield, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1940	Saint Helena, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1940	Flandreau, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1940	Campbell, US	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1940	Lake Spaulding, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1940	Derby Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1940	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1940	Quincy, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1940	Moorhead St Teachers C, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1940	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1940	Berkeley, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1940	De Sabla, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1940	Simferopol, UA	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1940	Orleans, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	29 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1940. 1940 had 252 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 25	178
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2