Weather Records on 29 April 1947

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1947. Highest significance: Kommissiepoort, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 April 1947

On 29 April 1947, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 376 daily.
Kommissiepoort set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 29 April 1947.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 29 April 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berrings	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edmundston	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edmundston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuque	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Channel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolet	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Fereol	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forbesganj	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 38.

Records on 29 April 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 April 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

307 broken records

Margins by which the 307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1947

Top 20 records on 29 April 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1947	Kommissiepoort, ZA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1947	Alipurduar, IN	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1947	Chatham, CA	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1947	Bologna, IT	daily high min	18.8 C (65.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	128 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1947	Barrage Temiscamingue, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1947	Milan, IT	monthly high max	29.7 C (85.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1947	Montreal McGill, CA	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1947	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1947	Malda, IN	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1947	Beauceville, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1947	Berrings, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1947	Estherville 4E, US	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1947	Sanborn, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1947	St Lin des Laurentides, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1947	Sorel, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1947	Edmundston, CA	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1947	Edmundston, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1947	Gaspe, CA	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1947	Roberval Nord, CA	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1947	Smith Ctr, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	32 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1947. 1947 had 384 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 25	272
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1