Weather Records on 29 April 1942

610 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1942. Highest significance: Masset Airport, CA.

Key Facts for 29 April 1942

On 29 April 1942, 610 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
323 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 594 daily.
Masset Airport set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 29 April 1942.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

610 stations

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

Weather records on 29 April 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gangarampur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ryan	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington Mills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (Kalyra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

610 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 April 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 April 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

478 broken records

Margins by which the 478 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1942

Top 20 records on 29 April 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1942	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1942	Boyanup, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1942	Soldier Creek Adm Site, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1942	Quanah 2 SW, US	all-time rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1942	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1942	Collie, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1942	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1942	Genoa 2 W, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1942	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1942	Waupaca, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1942	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1942	Pearlington, US	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1942	New London, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1942	Ibapah, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1942	Gangarampur, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1942	Sibley, US	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1942	Ryan, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1942	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1942	Lexington, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1942	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	27 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1942. 1942 had 610 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	454
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1