Weather Records on 29 April 1946

188 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1946. Highest significance: Mt Ida 3 SE, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1946

On 29 April 1946, 188 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 182 daily.
Mt Ida 3 SE set a daily record precipitation of 109.7 mm (4.3 in) on 29 April 1946.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

188 stations

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

Weather records on 29 April 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chirawa	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbaras Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 510 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarmera	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manbazar	India	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

188 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 29 April 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 April 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 182.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

160 broken records

Margins by which the 160 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1946

Top 20 records on 29 April 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1946	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1946	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1946	Grangeville, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1946	Albemarle, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1946	Wagoner, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1946	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1946	Elk Point, CA	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1946	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1946	Perry, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1946	Panguitch, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1946	Barkerville, CA	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1946	Hailakundi India, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1946	Sierraville Rs, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1946	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	13.2 C (55.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1946	Globe Rs, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1946	Mellette 4 W, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1946	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1946	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily low min	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1946	Mill Creek, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1946	Dulce, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	22 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 188 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	146
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1