Weather Records on 29 March 1978

759 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1978. Highest significance: Jamestown, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 March 1978

On 29 March 1978, 759 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
558 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 91 monthly and 668 daily.
Jamestown set a daily record precipitation of 90.0 mm (3.5 in) on 29 March 1978.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

759 stations

759 station records on 29 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bourges	France	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carandai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baralaba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Funnystone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goodger Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Paineiras (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magiscatzin (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ibitiuva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Coligny	France	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macucos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enderby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

759 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 261, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 297, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 29 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	261
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	297
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 29 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 91, daily 668.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

598 broken records

Margins by which the 598 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1978

Top 20 records on 29 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1978	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	Catemaco, MX	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	Bourges, FR	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	Ellenburg Depot, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	Carandai, BR	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	Baralaba Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	Monte Alto, BR	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	Fernie, CA	monthly high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	Redlands, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	Coloso, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	Kayenta, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	Yreka, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	Hebgen Dam, US	monthly high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	Austin #2, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	Cottbus, DE	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1978	Candelaria (Smn), MX	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	24 years	35 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1978. 1978 had 759 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 50	590
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1