Weather Records on 29 April 1979

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1979. Highest significance: Jonesboro, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1979

On 29 April 1979, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 257 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 677 daily.
Jonesboro set an all-time record daily precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 29 April 1979.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

702 stations

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

Weather records on 29 April 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Singeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Linhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Southport A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.2 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fagered	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Langhult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kogan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Graysville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bambui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mundabullangana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Duckinwilla Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dois Corregos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Quitunde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 April 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 April 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 677.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

575 broken records

Margins by which the 575 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1979

Top 20 records on 29 April 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1979	Jonesboro, US	all-time rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1979	Singeshult, SE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1979	Biskra, DZ	daily low min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1979	Grafton, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1979	Woodstock, CA	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1979	Sombrerete (Dge), MX	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1979	Linhult_D, SE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1979	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	81 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1979	Laghouat, DZ	daily low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1979	Portage Southport A, CA	daily snowfall	20.2 cm (8.0 in)	19.2 cm (7.6 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1979	Parrsboro, CA	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1979	Fagered, SE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1979	Kingsville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1979	Langhult, SE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1979	Kogan Post Office, AU	monthly rain	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1979	Moncton, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1979	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1979	Isabela Substn, PR	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1979	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1979	Bastrop, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	81 years	34 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1979. 1979 had 702 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 200	574
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1