Weather Records on 29 April 1948

765 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1948. Highest significance: Kelowna, CA.

Key Facts for 29 April 1948

On 29 April 1948, 765 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 727 daily.
Kelowna set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 29 April 1948.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

765 stations

765 station records on 29 April 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Vernon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Forbesganj	India	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mathabhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barpukhuri	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tufanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cooch Behar	India	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook Cove	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakabella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kabunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armori	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pusesauli	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castro Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Summerland Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Banos	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narkatiyaganj	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madhepur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

765 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 470, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 April 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	470
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 April 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 727.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

653 broken records

Margins by which the 653 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 700.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1948

Top 20 records on 29 April 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1948	Kelowna, CA	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1948	Vernon, CA	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1948	Forbesganj, IN	monthly rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1948	Dhubri, IN	monthly rain	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1948	Gokak, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1948	Mathabhanga, IN	monthly rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1948	Diamond Harbour, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1948	Barpukhuri, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1948	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1948	San Jose, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1948	Hull, GB	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1948	Santa Clara UNIV, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1948	Tufanganj, IN	monthly rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1948	Cooch Behar, IN	monthly rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1948	Kandanga Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1948	Ammathy, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1948	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1948	Salmon Arm, CA	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1948	Chinook Cove, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1948	Oakabella, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	39 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

1795 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 765 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 100	650
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1