Weather Records on 29 March 1979

640 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1979. Highest significance: Urgench, UZ.

Key Facts for 29 March 1979

On 29 March 1979, 640 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 599 daily.
Urgench set a monthly record daily precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 29 March 1979.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

640 stations

640 station records on 29 March 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Urgench	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hollenstein (Kraftwerk)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Oberhaus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Conselho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grosser Falkenstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pemfling-Pitzling	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mansidao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weismain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camrose 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anza	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Herington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

640 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 327, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 29 March 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 29 March 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 40, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1979

Top 20 records on 29 March 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1979	Urgench, UZ	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1979	Passau-Maierhof, DE	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1979	Hollenstein (Kraftwerk), DE	monthly rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1979	Metten, DE	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1979	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1979	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1979	Enterprise, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1979	Vernal, US	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1979	Aldersbach-Kriestorf, DE	monthly rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1979	Austin #2, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1979	Mina, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1979	Jensen, US	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1979	Beaver Canyon Pwr House, US	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1979	Delta, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1979	Beaver Canyon Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1979	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1979	Graz, AT	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1979	Conceicao, BR	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1979	Passau-Oberhaus, DE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1979	Vernal, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	44 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1979. 1979 had 640 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	510
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	3