Weather Records on 29 March 1959

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1959. Highest significance: Euabalong (Booberoi), AU.

Key Facts for 29 March 1959

On 29 March 1959, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 520 daily.
Euabalong (Booberoi) set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 29 March 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 29 March 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bugaldie (Ulundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coolesha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gunningbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yandarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Bonalbo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hickeys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maddens Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Alagala Old)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 352, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 29 March 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 29 March 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 520.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1959

Top 20 records on 29 March 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1959	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1959	Bolagamy, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1959	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1959	Ungarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1959	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1959	Bugaldie (Ulundi), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1959	Coolesha, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1959	Bogan Gate Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1959	Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1959	Gunningbar, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1959	Nevertire (Clyde St), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1959	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1959	Miva, AU	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1959	Euabolong (Brotherony), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1959	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1959	Aberfoyle, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1959	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1959	Melva, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1959	Lake Cargelligo Airport, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1959	Yandarloo, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	42 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1959. 1959 had 526 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 20	369
20 to 40	68
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	5