Weather Records on 29 April 1976

873 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1976. Highest significance: Zoetendals Vallei, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 April 1976

On 29 April 1976, 873 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 514 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 840 daily.
Zoetendals Vallei set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.0 mm (4.0 in) on 29 April 1976.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

873 stations

873 station records on 29 April 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Opsoek (Pos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tantima	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paardefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaka	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

873 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 187, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 327, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 29 April 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	187
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	327
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 29 April 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 840.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

749 broken records

Margins by which the 749 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 480.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1976

Top 20 records on 29 April 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1976	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	monthly rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Mt Brisbane, AU	daily rain	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Opsoek (Pos), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Tantima, MX	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low min	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Brownsville, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Arnsberg, DE	daily low min	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Zerbst, DE	daily low min	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Kafferskraal, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Plauen, DE	daily low min	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily low min	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Karlshamn, SE	daily low min	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1976	Oxford, GB	daily low min	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	124 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

1795 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1976. 1976 had 873 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	738
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2