Weather Records on 29 April 1966

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1966. Highest significance: Parur, IN.

Key Facts for 29 April 1966

On 29 April 1966, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 320 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 555 daily.
Parur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 29 April 1966.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 29 April 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tardun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whim Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jane Lew	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jigalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 202, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 29 April 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	202
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 29 April 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 555.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1966

Top 20 records on 29 April 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1966	Parur, IN	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1966	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1966	Mount Narryer, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1966	Thundelarra, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1966	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1966	Tardun, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1966	Sisseton, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1966	Hamelin Pool, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1966	Uaroo, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1966	Hillside Station, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1966	Wien, AT	daily high min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1966	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1966	Wheaton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1966	Munfordville 5 NW, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1966	Henrietta, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1966	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1966	Bulloo Downs, AU	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1966	Healdton 3 E, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1966	Mileura, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1966	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	36 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

1795 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1966. 1966 had 569 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 50	452
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2