Weather Records on 29 April 1952

924 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1952. Highest significance: Dalby Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 April 1952

On 29 April 1952, 924 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
358 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 81 monthly and 843 daily.
Dalby Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 56.1 mm (2.2 in) on 29 April 1952.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

924 stations

924 station records on 29 April 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Itahar	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gravatt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boynedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Derrylin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Speculation Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

924 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 239, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 415, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 April 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	239
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	415
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 April 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 81, daily 843.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

770 broken records

Margins by which the 770 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1952

Top 20 records on 29 April 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1952	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1952	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1952	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1952	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1952	Vang I Valdres, NO	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1952	Pialba Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1952	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1952	Geilo, NO	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1952	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1952	Goodwood Rail STN, AU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1952	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1952	Nanaimo, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1952	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1952	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1952	Caboonbah, AU	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1952	Itahar, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1952	Mount Gravatt, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1952	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1952	Calliope Station, AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1952	Laidley Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	47 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1952. 1952 had 924 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 20	640
20 to 40	81
40 to 60	39
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1