Weather Records on 29 March 1949

321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1949. Highest significance: Escalante, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 1949

On 29 March 1949, 321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 313 daily.
Escalante set a daily record snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 29 March 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

321 stations

321 station records on 29 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Primrose Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	283.0 mm (11.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flying Fish Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	282.7 mm (11.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balldale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burrowye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wihareja	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Oaks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Midgeon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gala Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Argoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berriwillock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

321 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 29 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 29 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 313.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

276 broken records

Margins by which the 276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1949

Top 20 records on 29 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1949	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1949	Primrose Park, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1949	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	283.0 mm (11.1 in)	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1949	Salida, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1949	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1949	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1949	Flying Fish Point, AU	daily rain	282.7 mm (11.1 in)	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1949	Balldale Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1949	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1949	Scipio, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1949	Urana (Nowranie), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1949	Shirala, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1949	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1949	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1949	Jerome, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1949	Burrowye, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1949	Fruita, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1949	Grover 10 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1949	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1949	Crown King, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	34 years	31 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

1805 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1949. 1949 had 321 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	247
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2