Weather Records on 29 April 1970

1,869 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1970. Highest significance: Bowbells, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1970

On 29 April 1970, 1,869 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
954 were record highs and 443 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 220 monthly and 1,649 daily.
Bowbells set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 29 April 1970.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,869 stations

1,869 station records on 29 April 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowbells	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Serov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Francis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Francis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portal	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jingemarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,869 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 247, Lowest daily maximum 198, Highest daily minimum 707, Lowest daily minimum 245, Heaviest daily rainfall 383, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 29 April 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	247
Lowest daily maximum	198
Highest daily minimum	707
Lowest daily minimum	245
Heaviest daily rainfall	383
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 29 April 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 220, daily 1,649.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,479 broken records

Margins by which the 1,479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1970

Top 20 records on 29 April 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1970	Bowbells, US	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Mohall, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Serov, RU	monthly rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Washburn, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Francis, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Francis, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Damascus, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Minderoo, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Williambury, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Yellow Grass, CA	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Carbla Station, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Poplar 2 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Pineview Dam, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Swan River, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1970	Epping, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	43 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1970. 1970 had 1,869 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 200	1,471
200 to 400	5
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1