Weather Records on 29 March 1944

1,331 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1944. Highest significance: Townsville Pilot Station, AU.

Key Facts for 29 March 1944

On 29 March 1944, 1,331 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 591 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,295 daily.
Townsville Pilot Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 335.5 mm (13.2 in) on 29 March 1944.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,331 stations

1,331 station records on 29 March 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	335.5 mm (13.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alwar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mahasamund	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Garotha	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sohana	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sultanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Padampur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gurgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mat	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tauru(Uaoru)	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolangir	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,331 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 267, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 324, Heaviest daily rainfall 590, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 29 March 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	267
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	324
Heaviest daily rainfall	590
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 29 March 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 35, daily 1,295.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,169 broken records

Margins by which the 1,169 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1944

Top 20 records on 29 March 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1944	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	monthly rain	335.5 mm (13.2 in)	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	45 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1944	Woodhouse, AU	monthly rain	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1944	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1944	Tenali, IN	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1944	Alwar, IN	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1944	Reid River Railway Station, AU	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1944	Bapatla, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1944	Chinaganjam, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1944	Darsi, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1944	Pakala, IN	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1944	Ongole, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1944	Chipurupally, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1944	Kaikalur, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1944	Kandukur, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1944	Kowardha, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1944	Yazoo City, US	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1944	Gariabund, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1944	Mahasamund, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1944	Garotha, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1944	Inkerman Station, AU	monthly rain	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	54 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1944. 1944 had 1,331 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1944-03-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	1,152
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1