Weather Records on 29 March 1961

463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1961. Highest significance: Springfields, AU.

Key Facts for 29 March 1961

On 29 March 1961, 463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 451 daily.
Springfields set a daily record precipitation of 43.7 mm (1.7 in) on 29 March 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

463 stations

463 station records on 29 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boa Viagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yinnar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boqueirao Pedras Brancas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Topper State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quilimane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

463 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 29 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 29 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 451.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

409 broken records

Margins by which the 409 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1961

Top 20 records on 29 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1961	Springfields, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Boa Viagem, BR	daily rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Perillup, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Tottenham (Woodlands 1), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Uruque, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Gove 4W, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Childs, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Nanded, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Jerome, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Prescott, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Williams, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Natural Brg, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Honey Grove, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1961	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	38 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1961. 1961 had 463 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 50	385
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1