Weather Records on 29 April 1950

834 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1950. Highest significance: Anna 4 N, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1950

On 29 April 1950, 834 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 468 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 810 daily.
Anna 4 N set a daily record precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 29 April 1950.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

834 stations

834 station records on 29 April 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

834 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 308, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 160, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 109, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 29 April 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	308
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	160
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	109
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 29 April 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 810.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

655 broken records

Margins by which the 655 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1950

Top 20 records on 29 April 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1950	Anna 4 N, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Honomu Mauka 138, US	daily rain	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	165.3 mm (6.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Butte, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Warsaw 2, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Ipswich, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Rapelje, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Bowdle, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Dumont 2 ENE, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Faulkton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Miller, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Orangajuli, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Marion, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1950	Parkston 8 ENE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	41 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1950. 1950 had 834 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 50	573
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2