Weather Records on 29 March 1964

947 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1964. Highest significance: Jacobina, BR.

Key Facts for 29 March 1964

On 29 March 1964, 947 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 605 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 941 daily.
Jacobina set a daily record precipitation of 81.0 mm (3.2 in) on 29 March 1964.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

947 stations

947 station records on 29 March 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lefroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guaicurus (Particular)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marrilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cocanarup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lumding	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meadow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rapide Blanc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Price	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

947 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 226, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 379, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 29 March 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	226
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	379
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 29 March 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 941.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

792 broken records

Margins by which the 792 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1964

Top 20 records on 29 March 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1964	Jacobina, BR	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1964	Gnaraloo, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1964	Towera, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1964	Lefroy, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1964	Guaicurus (Particular), BR	daily rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1964	Minderoo, AU	daily rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1964	Marrilla, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1964	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1964	Levan, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1964	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1964	Cavendish, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1964	Tuckanarra, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1964	Milly Milly, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1964	Cocanarup, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1964	Lumding, IN	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1964	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1964	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1964	Meadow Station, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1964	Minilya, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1964	Grenfell, CA	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	64 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1964. 1964 had 947 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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Data for records on 1964-03-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	760
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1