Weather Records on 29 April 1951

740 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1951. Highest significance: Charleston, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1951

On 29 April 1951, 740 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
372 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 711 daily.
Charleston set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 29 April 1951.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

740 stations

740 station records on 29 April 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Patacharkuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	86.0 cm (33.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ebensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	86.0 cm (33.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

740 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 274, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 29 April 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	274
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 29 April 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 711.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1951

Top 20 records on 29 April 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1951	Charleston, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1951	Allison, US	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1951	Fayette, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1951	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1951	Williams, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1951	Angola, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1951	McGill, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1951	Newell, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1951	Ranfurly, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1951	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1951	Patacharkuchi, IN	monthly rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1951	New Hampton, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1951	Albion, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1951	Grand Canyon HQ, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1951	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily snow depth	86.0 cm (33.9 in)	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1951	Wheeling Warwood Dam, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1951	Karimnagar, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1951	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1951	Kooskia, US	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1951	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	35 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 740 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	562
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	3