Weather Records on 29 April 1955

672 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1955. Highest significance: Franklyn Vale, AU.

Key Facts for 29 April 1955

On 29 April 1955, 672 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 631 daily.
Franklyn Vale set a monthly record daily precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 29 April 1955.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

672 stations

672 station records on 29 April 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Totara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	191.3 mm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marhaura(Amnar)	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bomalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

672 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 482, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 29 April 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	482
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 29 April 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 631.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1955

Top 20 records on 29 April 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1955	Franklyn Vale, AU	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	63 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1955	Oakwood, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1955	Cubbaroo, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1955	Kynnersley, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1955	Quilberry Station, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1955	Rani(Ranigoda), IN	monthly rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1955	Pacific Salt, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1955	Bollon Mary St, AU	monthly rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1955	Winburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1955	Klein Australie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1955	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1955	Eversfield, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1955	Ballandool, AU	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1955	White Cliffs (Purnanga), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1955	Goodooga Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1955	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1955	Fernlee, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1955	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1955	Victoria Downs, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1955	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	51 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 672 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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Data for records on 1955-04-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	608
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1