Weather Records on 29 March 1971

610 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1971. Highest significance: Atzalan, MX.

Key Facts for 29 March 1971

On 29 March 1971, 610 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 571 daily.
Atzalan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 112.8 mm (4.4 in) on 29 March 1971.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

610 stations

610 station records on 29 March 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jouerdine South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hines Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nabawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yamma Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koolanooka East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sutherland	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moogooree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balmaha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nangetty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Vale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canna 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
South Holmwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tardun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morawa West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duartina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bunya Bunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

610 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 363, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 29 March 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 29 March 1971 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 36, daily 571.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1971

Top 20 records on 29 March 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1971	Atzalan, MX	monthly rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1971	Rockingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1971	Jouerdine South, AU	all-time rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1971	Ida, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1971	Hines Hill, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1971	Barreiras, BR	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1971	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1971	Manarra, AU	all-time rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1971	Armadale, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1971	Pingrup, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1971	Tenindewa, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1971	Coramba (Glenfiddich), AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1971	Nabawa, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1971	Hillman, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1971	Cuballing, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1971	Mumby, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1971	Sandsprings, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1971	Yamma Pool, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1971	Nardy, AU	all-time rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1971	Wialki North, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	48 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1971. 1971 had 610 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 1971-03-29: 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	519
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1