Weather Records on 29 March 1980

815 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1980. Highest significance: Benkelman 1N, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 1980

On 29 March 1980, 815 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 766 daily.
Benkelman 1N set an all-time record snow depth of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 29 March 1980.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

815 stations

815 station records on 29 March 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wauneta	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baker Lake A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pee Dee	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whiting Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colville AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bukoba	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

815 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 386, Heaviest daily snowfall 96, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 29 March 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	386
Heaviest daily snowfall	96
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 29 March 1980 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 37, daily 766.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

706 broken records

Margins by which the 706 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1980

Top 20 records on 29 March 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1980	Benkelman 1N, US	all-time snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1980	Hayes Center 1NW, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1980	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1980	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1980	Wauneta, US	all-time snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1980	Curtis, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1980	Russell Springs, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1980	Willard 4 SW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1980	Big Springs, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1980	Imperial, US	all-time snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1980	Stratton, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1980	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1980	Saint Francis, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1980	Arthur, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1980	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1980	Baker Lake A, CA	daily snowfall	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	6.5 cm (2.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1980	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1980	McComb AP, US	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1980	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1980	Pee Dee, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	47 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1980. 1980 had 815 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 100	660
100 to 200	32
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1