Weather Records on 29 March 1991

1,027 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1991. Highest significance: Asheville, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 1991

On 29 March 1991, 1,027 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 231 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 974 daily.
Asheville set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 29 March 1991.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,027 stations

1,027 station records on 29 March 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Lobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marshallville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sortland-Kleiva	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corumbatai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bent Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rhodhiss Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Itapira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,027 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 455, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 29 March 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	455
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 29 March 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 51, daily 974.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

874 broken records

Margins by which the 874 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1991

Top 20 records on 29 March 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1991	Asheville, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1991	Caruthersville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1991	Martinsville Fltr Plt, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1991	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1991	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1991	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1991	Kumbia Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1991	Usina Do Lobo, BR	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1991	Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras, BR	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1991	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1991	Canton 1 SW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1991	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1991	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1991	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1991	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1991	Columbia, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1991	Grauna, BR	daily rain	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1991	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1991	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1991	San Jon, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	51 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1991. 1991 had 1,027 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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Data for records on 1991-03-29: 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	864
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1