Weather Records on 29 March 1975

1,571 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1975. Highest significance: W Liberty 3NW, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 1975

On 29 March 1975, 1,571 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 872 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,533 daily.
W Liberty 3NW set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 29 March 1975.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,571 stations

1,571 station records on 29 March 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huskvarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parma	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro Trtmt Plt E	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chorrocho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
College Hill Lock 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Farmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hickman Lock 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lommaryd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Lock 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,571 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 482, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 390, Heaviest daily rainfall 461, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 29 March 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	482
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	390
Heaviest daily rainfall	461
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 29 March 1975 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 32, daily 1,533.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,377 broken records

Margins by which the 1,377 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1975

Top 20 records on 29 March 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1975	W Liberty 3NW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1975	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1975	Faulkton, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1975	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1975	Huskvarna, SE	monthly rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1975	Celina, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1975	Kaycee, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1975	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1975	Dexter, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1975	Parma, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1975	Delungra (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1975	Warialda Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1975	Richmond, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1975	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1975	Qulin, US	monthly rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1975	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1975	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1975	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1975	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1975	Deepwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	47 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1975. 1975 had 1,571 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 100	1,350
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1