Weather Records on 29 March 1999

625 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1999. Highest significance: Cold Bay AP, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 1999

On 29 March 1999, 625 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 609 daily.
Cold Bay AP set a daily record snow depth of 68.6 cm (27.0 in) on 29 March 1999.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

625 stations

625 station records on 29 March 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chicxulub Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Motul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huitzuco (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fana - Stend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Segeza	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uglegorsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scotts Mills 9 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jalapa del Marques	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coscomatepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eksingedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nogliki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhne-Tambovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.5 C (-24.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boundary Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sananduva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Las Mesas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernabe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Malpais	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

625 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 29 March 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 29 March 1999 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 609.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

492 broken records

Margins by which the 492 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1999

Top 20 records on 29 March 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1999	Cold Bay AP, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1999	Sauda, NO	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1999	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1999	Mt Adams Rs, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1999	Mojave, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1999	Hamilton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1999	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	15.4 C (59.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1999	Aberdeen, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1999	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	125 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1999	Calvin, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1999	Tropic, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1999	Chicxulub Puerto, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1999	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1999	Kenai AP, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1999	Bangkok Metropolis, TH	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1999	Qionghai, CN	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1999	Grangeville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1999	Poronajsk, RU	daily low min	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1999	Quilcene 2 SW, US	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1999	Glenville, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1999. 1999 had 625 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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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	483
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1