Weather Records on 29 April 1994

1,580 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1994. Highest significance: Amazar, RU.

Key Facts for 29 April 1994

On 29 April 1994, 1,580 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
463 were record highs and 528 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 108 monthly and 1,467 daily.
Amazar set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 29 April 1994.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,580 stations

1,580 station records on 29 April 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amazar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Balkasino	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Meadow Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rodrigues	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winside	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherdsville 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tokmak	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamberton SW Rsch & Outreach C	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,580 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 301, Highest daily minimum 288, Lowest daily minimum 227, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 213, Deepest snow cover 170.

Records on 29 April 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	301
Highest daily minimum	288
Lowest daily minimum	227
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	213
Deepest snow cover	170

Records on 29 April 1994 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 108, daily 1,467.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,253 broken records

Margins by which the 1,253 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1994

Top 20 records on 29 April 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1994	Amazar, RU	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	79 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1994	Litchfield, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1994	Paoli, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1994	Ashland, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1994	Balkasino, KZ	all-time rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1994	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1994	Bayfield 6 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1994	Tyler, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1994	Long Prairie, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1994	Danbury, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1994	Meadow Grove, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1994	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1994	Pipestone, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1994	Moose Lake 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1994	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1994	Leech Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1994	Windom, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1994	Castlewood, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1994	Hartington, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1994	Springview 2NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	55 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1994. 1994 had 1,580 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 50	1,012
50 to 100	121
100 to 150	65
150 to 200	39
200 to 250	14
250 to 300	2