Weather Records on 29 April 1996

1,217 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1996. Highest significance: Waterloo 6SW, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1996

On 29 April 1996, 1,217 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
315 were record highs and 446 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,132 daily.
Waterloo 6SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 172.5 mm (6.8 in) on 29 April 1996.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,217 stations

1,217 station records on 29 April 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Pacific	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Belleville Siu Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Velykyi Burluk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Museum	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jerseyville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Terre Haute Indiana State	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chengshantou	China	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,217 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 273, Heaviest daily rainfall 426, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 29 April 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	273
Heaviest daily rainfall	426
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 29 April 1996 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 77, daily 1,132.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

999 broken records

Margins by which the 999 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1996

Top 20 records on 29 April 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1996	Waterloo 6SW, US	monthly rain	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	84 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 April 1996	Alton - Melvin Price L&D, US	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 April 1996	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	94 years	76 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1996	Carmi 6 NW, US	all-time rain	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1996	1 N McLeansboro, US	all-time rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1996	Pacific, US	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1996	Seymour 1 WSW, US	monthly rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1996	Grafton, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1996	Nashville 1 E, US	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1996	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	98 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1996	Boonville 1S, US	all-time rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1996	Scottsburg, US	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1996	Sparta 1 W, US	monthly rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1996	Salem, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1996	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1996	St Charles Elm Pt, US	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1996	Belleville Siu Rsch, US	monthly rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1996	Plane Creek Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1996	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1996	Harrisburg, US	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 1,217 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	994
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1