Weather Records on 29 September 1974

730 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1974. Highest significance: Ville Marie, CA.

Key Facts for 29 September 1974

On 29 September 1974, 730 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 686 daily.
Ville Marie set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 29 September 1974.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

730 stations

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

Weather records on 29 September 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Urupes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St John A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lac Victoria	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millerovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dungen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isparta	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

730 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 September 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 September 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 43, daily 686.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

600 broken records

Margins by which the 600 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1974

Top 20 records on 29 September 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1974	Ville Marie, CA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1974	Haverhill, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1974	Urupes, BR	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1974	Zolotoj, RU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1974	Barkhamsted, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1974	Springfield, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1974	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1974	Belfast, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1974	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1974	Barrage Angliers, CA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1974	Boras, SE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1974	Johnson Exp Farm, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1974	Amherst, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1974	Hardwick, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1974	Milford, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1974	Newburyport, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1974	Ware, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1974	Fort St John A, CA	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1974	Albion, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1974	Evart, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	40 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

1836 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1974. 1974 had 730 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

Download the Data

Data for records on 1974-09-29: 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 20	539
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2