Weather Records on 29 April 1956

1,055 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1956. Highest significance: Plymouth Pwr Substn, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1956

On 29 April 1956, 1,055 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 373 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,007 daily.
Plymouth Pwr Substn set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.1 mm (3.4 in) on 29 April 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,055 stations

1,055 station records on 29 April 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,055 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 210, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 117, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 29 April 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	210
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	117
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 29 April 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 47, daily 1,007.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

866 broken records

Margins by which the 866 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1956

Top 20 records on 29 April 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1956	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1956	Albion 5 E, US	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1956	Narasimharajapura, IN	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1956	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1956	Athipettu, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1956	Winamac 2SSE, US	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1956	Steffenville, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1956	Collegeville St Joe AP, US	monthly rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1956	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1956	Montpelier, US	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1956	Ennore Obsy, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1956	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1956	Sullurpet, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1956	Wheatfield, US	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1956	Napoleon, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1956	Kadur, IN	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1956	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1956	Yellapur, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1956	Ernakulam, IN	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1956	Kottayam P.W.D, IN	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1956. 1956 had 1,055 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 April 1956
Margin	Records
0 to 50	800
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1