Weather Records on 29 April 1941

344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1941. Highest significance: Carnarvon Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 April 1941

On 29 April 1941, 344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 331 daily.
Carnarvon Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 29 April 1941.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

344 stations

344 station records on 29 April 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carnarvon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Talcher	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rabbit Fence 90 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shimoga	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Childress 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie City Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belthangady	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plum Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Basti	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhanbad Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

344 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 April 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 April 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 331.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

270 broken records

Margins by which the 270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1941

Top 20 records on 29 April 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1941	Carnarvon Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1941	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1941	Mia Mia, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1941	Brickhouse, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1941	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1941	Talcher, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1941	Boolathana, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1941	Paynesville (Banksia), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1941	Rabbit Fence 90 Mile, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1941	Nowa Nowa (Wairewa), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1941	Port Arthur, CA	monthly high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1941	Devikulam, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1941	Toronto, CA	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1941	Sonamarg &, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1941	Shimoga, IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1941	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1941	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1941	The Dalles, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1941	Callagiddy Station, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1941	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	49 years	24 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1941. 1941 had 344 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 50	268
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1