Weather Records on 29 March 1942

397 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1942. Highest significance: Washington, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 1942

On 29 March 1942, 397 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 383 daily.
Washington set a daily record snowfall of 29.2 cm (11.5 in) on 29 March 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

397 stations

397 station records on 29 March 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hunters Hill (the Bungalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
State Sanatorium	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

397 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 146, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 29 March 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	146
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 29 March 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 383.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

329 broken records

Margins by which the 329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1942

Top 20 records on 29 March 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1942	Washington, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1942	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1942	Baltimore Customs House, US	monthly snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1942	Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1942	Mount Wilson (Nooroo), AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1942	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1942	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1942	Methven, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1942	Gettysburg, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1942	State College, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1942	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1942	Burrawang (Range Street), AU	daily rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1942	Gettysburg, US	monthly snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1942	Baltimore Customs House, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1942	Little Hartley (Sheepcombe), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1942	Glenfield (Macquarie), AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1942	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1942	Glenara, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1942	Ryde Pumping Station, AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1942	Cataract River, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)

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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1942. 1942 had 397 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 March 1942
Margin	Records
0 to 100	304
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1