Weather Records on 29 April 1943

364 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1943. Highest significance: Pilao Arcado, BR.

Key Facts for 29 April 1943

On 29 April 1943, 364 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 330 daily.
Pilao Arcado set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 29 April 1943.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

364 stations

364 station records on 29 April 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pereiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

364 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 29 April 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 29 April 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 330.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1943

Top 20 records on 29 April 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1943	Pilao Arcado, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1943	Morokweng (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1943	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1943	Princesa Isabel, BR	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1943	Lencois, BR	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1943	Choteau, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1943	Browning, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1943	Caninde de Sao Francisco, BR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1943	Webster City, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1943	Bay Saint Louis, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1943	Tura, IN	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1943	Toledo 3N, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1943	Magnolia, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1943	Madison, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1943	Hatch, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1943	Galway, IE	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1943	Brady Aznoe, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1943	Pereiro, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1943	Chodavaram, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1943	Ogies (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	25 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 364 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	250
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1