Weather Records on 29 April 1964

310 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1964. Highest significance: Schenley Lock 5, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1964

On 29 April 1964, 310 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 301 daily.
Schenley Lock 5 set a daily record precipitation of 61.7 mm (2.4 in) on 29 April 1964.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

310 stations

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

Weather records on 29 April 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Soledade (Ibiapinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balehonur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport River	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piedmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mayo A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arendtsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zira	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coppermine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

310 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 April 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 April 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 301.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

265 broken records

Margins by which the 265 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1964

Top 20 records on 29 April 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1964	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1964	Westernport, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1964	Frostburg, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1964	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1964	Confluence 1 NW, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1964	Daytona Beach, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1964	Cedar Key 1 WSW, US	monthly rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1964	Holbrook, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1964	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1964	Mt Wx, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1964	Soledade (Ibiapinopolis), BR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1964	Balehonur, IN	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1964	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1964	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1964	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1964	Newport River, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1964	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1964	Johnstown, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1964	Purcellville, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1964	Piedmont, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	27 years	33 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

1795 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1964. 1964 had 310 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	218
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2