Weather Records on 29 March 1969

1,260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1969. Highest significance: Tonti (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 March 1969

On 29 March 1969, 1,260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 929 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 1,252 daily.
Tonti (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 90.0 mm (3.5 in) on 29 March 1969.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,260 stations

1,260 station records on 29 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taraz	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cotswold	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensworth (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pskem	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Claflin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itupeva (Efs)0E4-021	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,260 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 444, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 485, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 29 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	444
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	485
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 29 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 1,252.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,104 broken records

Margins by which the 1,104 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1969

Top 20 records on 29 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1969	Tonti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Yuleba State Forest, AU	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Minnedosa, CA	daily low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Taraz, KZ	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Sedgefield (Bundajon), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Sheldon, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Bird Island, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Cotswold, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Ravensworth (Hillview), AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Lyons 3 S, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Stewarts Brook Composite, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Otatitlan, MX	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Milaca, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Bertrand, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Pskem, UZ	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1969	Weilmoringle, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 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

1805 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1969. 1969 had 1,260 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 100	1,082
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1