Weather Records on 29 March 1954

828 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1954. Highest significance: Harrow Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 29 March 1954

On 29 March 1954, 828 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 518 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 815 daily.
Harrow Cda set a monthly record daily snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 29 March 1954.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

828 stations

828 station records on 29 March 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Niagara Falls Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

828 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 240, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 278, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 124, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 29 March 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	240
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	278
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	124
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 29 March 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 815.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

696 broken records

Margins by which the 696 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 272.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1954

Top 20 records on 29 March 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1954	Harrow Cda, CA	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	Welland, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	Columbia City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	Port Dover, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	S Haven, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	St Thomas, CA	all-time snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	Webster City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	Niagara Falls Ont Hydro, CA	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	Charduar, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	Lucan, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	St Catharines, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	Wallaceburg, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	Simcoe, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	Ridgetown, CA	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	Welland, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	Albion 5 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1954	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	45 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

1805 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1954. 1954 had 828 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	610
50 to 100	54
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1