Weather Records on 29 April 1971

387 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1971. Highest significance: Chasm Falls, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1971

On 29 April 1971, 387 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 379 daily.
Chasm Falls set a daily record snow depth of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 29 April 1971.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

387 stations

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

Weather records on 29 April 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chasm Falls	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rossarden (Aberfoyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nabowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aniak AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bobo-Dioulasso	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

387 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 29 April 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 29 April 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 379.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1971

Top 20 records on 29 April 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1971	Chasm Falls, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1971	Bridport Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1971	Rossarden (Aberfoyle), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1971	Chemung, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1971	Muenster, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1971	Toora, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1971	Launceston (Kings Meadows), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1971	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	2.9 C (37.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1971	Adelaide (Pooraka), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1971	South Springfield (South Sprin, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1971	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low min	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1971	Aracaju, BR	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1971	Derby Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1971	Lilydale Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1971	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1971	Windermere (Acacia House), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1971	Weeaproinah, AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1971	Gorlitz, DE	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1971	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily low min	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1971	Bosque del Apache, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1971. 1971 had 387 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 100	301
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1