Weather Records on 29 April 1975

505 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1975. Highest significance: Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU.

Key Facts for 29 April 1975

On 29 April 1975, 505 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 489 daily.
Ulverstone (Knights Road) set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 29 April 1975.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

505 stations

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

Weather records on 29 April 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dryer 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beechy	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amidon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeira Do Pombal (Pombal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Navojoa (Ffcc)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mermentau	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cacequi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baker	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paulding	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

505 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 29 April 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 29 April 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 489.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

361 broken records

Margins by which the 361 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1975

Top 20 records on 29 April 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1975	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1975	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1975	Itaporanga Dajuda, BR	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1975	Dryer 1 NW, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1975	Beechy, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1975	Winfield Locks, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1975	Oak Hill, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1975	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1975	Burnie (Round Hill), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1975	Uccle, BE	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	133 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1975	Amidon, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1975	Philippi, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1975	Weston, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1975	Buckhannon, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1975	Vanceburg, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1975	Bowman, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1975	Valley Junction, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1975	Clinton, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1975	Putbus, DE	daily high max	21.4 C (70.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1975	Ocala, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1975. 1975 had 505 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 100	355
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1