Weather Records on 29 March 1983

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1983. Highest significance: Nespelem 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 1983

On 29 March 1983, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 625 daily.
Nespelem 2 S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.3 mm (1.4 in) on 29 March 1983.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 29 March 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.8 cm (10.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Lac Morin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.6 cm (14.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Dos Cochos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guanambi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beemer	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grayland	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarkson	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner (Itacira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neligh	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 29 March 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 29 March 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 625.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 736.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1983

Top 20 records on 29 March 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1983	Nespelem 2 S, US	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1983	Genoa, IT	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1983	Natashquan A, CA	daily snowfall	27.8 cm (10.9 in)	17.6 cm (6.9 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1983	Bailey, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1983	Japaratuba, BR	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1983	Barrage Lac Morin, CA	daily snowfall	36.6 cm (14.4 in)	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1983	Cedar Lake, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1983	Sydney A, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1983	Oakdale, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1983	Naselle 2 ENE, US	daily rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1983	Crete 4ESE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1983	Lagoa Dos Cochos, BR	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1983	Guanambi, BR	daily rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1983	Lukachukai, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1983	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1983	Ripley, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1983	Albion, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1983	Beemer, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1983	Bradshaw, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1983	Schuyler, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 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

1805 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1983. 1983 had 657 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	518
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1