Weather Records on 29 March 1982

801 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1982. Highest significance: Avon Park 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 1982

On 29 March 1982, 801 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 350 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 784 daily.
Avon Park 2 W set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 29 March 1982.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

801 stations

801 station records on 29 March 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McMurray A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kinuso Rs	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malad	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moura Brasil	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Surin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sanderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olsens Bridge (Morwell River P	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Okeechobee	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

801 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 29 March 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 29 March 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 784.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

638 broken records

Margins by which the 638 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1982

Top 20 records on 29 March 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1982	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Yarram, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Stradbroke West (Inglenook), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Stuart, US	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Fort McMurray A, CA	daily snowfall	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Madalya, AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Grant Grove, US	daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Fitzgerald, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Wien, AT	daily high min	11.2 C (52.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	119 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Desoto City 8 SW, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Venice, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Kinuso Rs, CA	daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	14.6 cm (5.7 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Adin Rs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Itumirim, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Malad, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1982	Lima, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	15 years	38 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1982. 1982 had 801 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 2026-10-16 (16 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 March 1982
Margin	Records
0 to 100	625
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1