Weather Records on 29 March 1970

1,043 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1970. Highest significance: Anchorage, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 1970

On 29 March 1970, 1,043 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 326 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,026 daily.
Anchorage set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 29 March 1970.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,043 stations

1,043 station records on 29 March 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anchorage	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Waverly	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Waverly	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Doncaster	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Obluce	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra River (Yarra Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neerim South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,043 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 200, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 208, Deepest snow cover 106.

Records on 29 March 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	200
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	208
Deepest snow cover	106

Records on 29 March 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 1,026.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

903 broken records

Margins by which the 903 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 620.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1970

Top 20 records on 29 March 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1970	Anchorage, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1970	Waverly, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1970	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26.6 cm (10.5 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1970	Waverly, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	75 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1970	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1970	Cairo 3 S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1970	Wheeling Warwood Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1970	Bendoc Park, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1970	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1970	Summerfield 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1970	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1970	Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1970	Mannington 1 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1970	Bicheno (Council Depot), AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1970	Creston, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1970	Mannington 1 N, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1970	Kingfisher, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1970	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1970	Doncaster, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1970	Dayton Mcd, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	73 years	51 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1970. 1970 had 1,043 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 1970-03-29: 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 100	828
100 to 200	57
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	2