Weather Records on 29 March 1981

982 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1981. Highest significance: New London, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 1981

On 29 March 1981, 982 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
415 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 906 daily.
New London set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 29 March 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

982 stations

982 station records on 29 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winside	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kielpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Iskanderkul'	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dashauz	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darganata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Musoma	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Boa Vista de Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itajobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Urupes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morpara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darvaza	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Crossing	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harper 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yaninee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mendanha-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	117.0 cm (46.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

982 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 303, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 499, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 29 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	303
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	499
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 29 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 73, daily 906.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

835 broken records

Margins by which the 835 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 490.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1981

Top 20 records on 29 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1981	New London, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1981	Guide Rock, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1981	Wayne, US	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1981	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1981	Winside, US	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1981	Pilger, US	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1981	Kielpa, AU	all-time rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1981	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1981	Idalia, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1981	Castle Rock, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1981	Cleburne, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1981	Iskanderkul', TJ	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1981	Dashauz, TM	monthly rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1981	Julesburg, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1981	Celina, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1981	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1981	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1981	Dresden, US	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1981	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1981	Darganata, UZ	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1981. 1981 had 982 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	827
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1