Weather Records on 29 April 1973

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1973. Highest significance: Pine Islet Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 29 April 1973

On 29 April 1973, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 481 daily.
Pine Islet Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 67.1 mm (2.6 in) on 29 April 1973.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 29 April 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pine Islet Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Santa Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke City	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dom Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town (Canobla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gleneagle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring (Borrona Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ecum Secum	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pajingo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Badiraguato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Capia da Igrejinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paling Yards (Ulabri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Suassurana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 April 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 April 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1973

Top 20 records on 29 April 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1973	Pine Islet Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Warrumbungle Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Wellington (Springfield), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Ueckermunde, DE	monthly rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Wallaroi, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	114 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Arthurville (Cramond), AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Hambantota, LK	monthly high min	28.4 C (83.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Mount McConnell, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Wellington (Agrowplow), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Barra de Santa Rosa, BR	monthly rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Clarke City, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Gaspe, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Dom Mauricio, BR	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Bluff Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Stuart Town (Canobla), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Galway, IE	daily low min	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1973	Eastport, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	38 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1973. 1973 had 491 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 50	381
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1