Weather Records on 29 April 1974

825 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1974. Highest significance: Yandina Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 April 1974

On 29 April 1974, 825 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
405 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 783 daily.
Yandina Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 157.0 mm (6.2 in) on 29 April 1974.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

825 stations

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

Weather records on 29 April 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Scamander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petrolina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anucino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bereznjaki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mirandela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spassk Dalniy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union Grove Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arizona	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoinhas (Vfflb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Curaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Raimundo Nonato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cotegipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (the Grange)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orick Prairie Creek Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

825 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 April 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 April 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 783.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

677 broken records

Margins by which the 677 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1974

Top 20 records on 29 April 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1974	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1974	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1974	Jerilderie (Coree STN), AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1974	Pella 1S, US	monthly rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1974	Tipton, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1974	Beloit, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1974	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1974	Saddleworth, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1974	Orford South, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1974	Upper Scamander, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1974	Winterset 4N, US	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1974	Little Swanport (Lisdillon), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1974	Petrolina, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1974	Moorina (Frome Dam), AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1974	Anucino, RU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1974	Bereznjaki, RU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1974	Dillenburg, DE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1974	Mirandela, BR	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1974	Campestre, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1974	Brome, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1974. 1974 had 825 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 20	621
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1