Weather Records on 29 April 1997

1,222 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1997. Highest significance: Statesville 2 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1997

On 29 April 1997, 1,222 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
337 were record highs and 566 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,168 daily.
Statesville 2 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 29 April 1997.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,222 stations

1,222 station records on 29 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	152.0 cm (59.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turnersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grainet-Rehberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dividalen	Norway	Record snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,222 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 200, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 366, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 29 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	200
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	366
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 29 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 50, daily 1,168.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,005 broken records

Margins by which the 1,005 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 560.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1997

Top 20 records on 29 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1997	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1997	Concord, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1997	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	152.0 cm (59.8 in)	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1997	Danville 2 SE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1997	Balasore, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1997	Siler City 2 N, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1997	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1997	Graham 2 ENE, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1997	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1997	Emporia 1 WNW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1997	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1997	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	119 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1997	Jennings, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1997	Chatham, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1997	Ankenes, NO	daily snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1997	Farmerville, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1997	Jackson, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1997	Cuatro Cienegas (Smn), MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1997	Turnersburg, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1997	Baden-Baden-Geroldsau, DE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	42 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 1,222 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	975
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	3