Weather Records on 29 April 1940

393 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1940. Highest significance: Manfred, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1940

On 29 April 1940, 393 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 372 daily.
Manfred set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 29 April 1940.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

393 stations

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

Weather records on 29 April 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dwight	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trimbak	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wandoo Wandong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Cane Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Gibson	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

393 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 April 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 April 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

351 broken records

Margins by which the 351 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1940

Top 20 records on 29 April 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1940	Manfred, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1940	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1940	Eureka, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1940	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1940	Omalur, IN	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1940	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily rain	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1940	Savanne, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1940	Paramathi, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1940	Aravakurichi, IN	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1940	Jennings, US	monthly rain	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1940	Steele 4N, US	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1940	Dwight, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1940	McGregor (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1940	Quilandi, IN	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1940	Palacode, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1940	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1940	Durbanville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1940	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1940	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1940	Mundargi, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	33 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1940. 1940 had 393 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	311
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2