Weather Records on 29 March 1956

435 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1956. Highest significance: Cordillo Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 29 March 1956

On 29 March 1956, 435 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 432 daily.
Cordillo Downs set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 29 March 1956.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

435 stations

435 station records on 29 March 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Duchess Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darr River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arrilalah Telegraph Off	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carire	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Lock Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pedra Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

435 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 29 March 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 29 March 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

381 broken records

Margins by which the 381 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1956

Top 20 records on 29 March 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1956	Cordillo Downs, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Augustus Downs Station, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Lorraine, AU	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Northfield, US	daily snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Granada Station, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Cypress River, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Bamfield, CA	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Amherst, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Canobie, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Glengyle, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Kamilaroi Station, AU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Marion Downs, AU	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Brockville, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1956	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 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

1805 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1956. 1956 had 435 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 100	366
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1