Weather Records on 29 April 1987

1,722 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1987. Highest significance: Blue Hill Coop, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1987

On 29 April 1987, 1,722 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,165 were record highs and 229 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 151 monthly and 1,571 daily.
Blue Hill Coop set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 29 April 1987.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,722 stations

1,722 station records on 29 April 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gardner	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Long Falls Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edward Macdowell Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
South Lyndeboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
West Medway	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Hill Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pelham	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heath	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,722 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 650, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 515, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 29 April 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	650
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	515
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 29 April 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 151, daily 1,571.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,358 broken records

Margins by which the 1,358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1987

Top 20 records on 29 April 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1987	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	95 years	77 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1987	Bethlehem, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1987	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	100 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1987	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	91 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1987	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1987	Petersham 3 N, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1987	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1987	Lowell, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1987	Berlin, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1987	Gardner, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1987	Hardwick, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1987	Milford, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1987	Framingham, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1987	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26.6 cm (10.5 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1987	New Salem, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1987	Southbridge 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1987	Blackwater Dam, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1987	Long Falls Dam, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1987	Gardner, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1987	Lawrence, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	93 years	53 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1987. 1987 had 1,722 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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Data for records on 1987-04-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,280
100 to 200	41
200 to 300	23
300 to 400	12
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1