Weather Records on 29 April 1980

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1980. Highest significance: Maricopa, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1980

On 29 April 1980, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 616 daily.
Maricopa set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 29 April 1980.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

654 stations

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

Weather records on 29 April 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maricopa	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aue	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canistear Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rahway	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenicia	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pattiway	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
English Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Candor 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prattsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oy-Mittelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
West Hartford Nepp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canastota	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Slide Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Essex Fells Svc Bldg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tamaqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arkville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 29 April 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 29 April 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 616.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1980

Top 20 records on 29 April 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1980	Maricopa, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	Ringwood, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	Aue, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	Oak Ridge Rsvr, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	Searchlight, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	Canistear Rsvr, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	Rahway, US	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	Split Rock Pond, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	Rock Creek, US	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	Matamoras, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	New Kingston, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	Phoenicia, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	Chemung, US	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	Pattiway, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	Spencer 2 N, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1980	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	78 years	37 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 654 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	520
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1