Weather Records on 29 March 1974

643 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1974. Highest significance: Karina, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 March 1974

On 29 March 1974, 643 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 613 daily.
Karina set a monthly record daily precipitation of 123.0 mm (4.8 in) on 29 March 1974.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

643 stations

643 station records on 29 March 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brandwag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Itabatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Assuncao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itapiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taboleiro Do Meio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orick Prairie Creek Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tejucuoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Riacho Fundo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flamengo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salique (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Clothilde Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuque	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal/St-Hubert A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison Gulch Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

643 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 280, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 29 March 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 29 March 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 613.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1974

Top 20 records on 29 March 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1974	Karina, ZA	monthly rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1974	Ukiah, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1974	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1974	Itabatinga, BR	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1974	Alger-Dar El Beida, DZ	monthly rain	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1974	Setauket Strong, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1974	Huntingdon, CA	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1974	Assuncao, BR	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1974	Lock Haven, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1974	Podor, SN	daily low min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	115 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1974	Podor, SN	daily low max	31.8 C (89.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	116 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1974	Ft Ross, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1974	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1974	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1974	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1974	Orono, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1974	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1974	Itapiuna, BR	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1974	Taboleiro Do Meio, BR	monthly rain	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1974	Amanzamnyama (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	36 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1974. 1974 had 643 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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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 25	496
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1