Weather Records on 29 March 1946

730 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1946. Highest significance: Ayikudi, IN.

Key Facts for 29 March 1946

On 29 March 1946, 730 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
530 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 89 monthly and 641 daily.
Ayikudi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 205.7 mm (8.1 in) on 29 March 1946.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

730 stations

730 station records on 29 March 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ayikudi	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alwaye Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shencottah	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Megantic	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

730 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 332, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 March 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	332
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 March 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 89, daily 641.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

568 broken records

Margins by which the 568 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1946

Top 20 records on 29 March 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1946	Ayikudi, IN	monthly rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Srivaikuntam, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Kayatnur, IN	monthly rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Kadayam, IN	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Aryankavu, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Paramakudi, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Arasadi, IN	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Sattur, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Alwaye Pwd, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Virudhunagar, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Kamuthi, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Shencottah, IN	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Haripad, IN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Punalur, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Thuckalay, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1946	Ottapidaram, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	35 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1946. 1946 had 730 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	555
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1