Weather Records on 29 April 1984

1,162 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1984. Highest significance: Canon City, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1984

On 29 April 1984, 1,162 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
290 were record highs and 269 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,111 daily.
Canon City set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 29 April 1984.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,162 stations

1,162 station records on 29 April 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ferguson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Francis 8NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Upton 13 SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rexford	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 5 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thirlmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Agudo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bricelyn	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,162 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 125, Deepest snow cover 173.

Records on 29 April 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	125
Deepest snow cover	173

Records on 29 April 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 50, daily 1,111.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

954 broken records

Margins by which the 954 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1984

Top 20 records on 29 April 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1984	Canon City, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1984	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1984	Palisade, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1984	Monterey, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1984	Goodland, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1984	Carroll, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1984	Stanton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1984	Genoa 2 W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1984	Beach, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1984	Palisade, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1984	Ferguson, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1984	Bird City 10S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1984	Wisconsin Rapids, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1984	Dubois Exp STN, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1984	St Francis 8NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1984	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1984	Colony, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1984	Upton 13 SW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1984	Rexford, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1984	Winona, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	52 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1984. 1984 had 1,162 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	854
100 to 200	62
200 to 300	19
300 to 400	14
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	2