Weather Records on 29 March 1960

311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1960. Highest significance: Thetford Mines, CA.

Key Facts for 29 March 1960

On 29 March 1960, 311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 302 daily.
Thetford Mines set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 29 March 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

311 stations

311 station records on 29 March 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thetford Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremoabo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bananeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lac Onatchiway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maclure Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wistaria	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Westwold	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

311 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 29 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 29 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 5, daily 302.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

253 broken records

Margins by which the 253 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1960

Top 20 records on 29 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1960	Thetford Mines, CA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1960	The Pas, CA	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1960	Porto Real Do Colegio, BR	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1960	Jeremoabo, BR	all-time rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1960	Pio IX (Patrocinio), BR	all-time rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1960	Bananeiras, BR	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1960	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1960	Paripiranga, BR	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1960	Quilcene 2 SW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1960	Assare, BR	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1960	Esplanada, BR	monthly rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1960	Portland Rfc City, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1960	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1960	Cicero Dantas, BR	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1960	Mt Holly 4 NE, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1960	White River, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1960	Campina Grande, BR	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1960	Santa Maria da Boa Vista, BR	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1960	Telkwa, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1960	Bremerton, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1960. 1960 had 311 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	216
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1