Weather Records on 29 April 1999

840 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1999. Highest significance: Bartow 1SE, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1999

On 29 April 1999, 840 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 383 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 803 daily.
Bartow 1SE set a daily record precipitation of 74.4 mm (2.9 in) on 29 April 1999.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

840 stations

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

Weather records on 29 April 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nye #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Heart Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sage 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roberts 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis 21WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sunshine 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eastonville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winifred	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Double Four Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fishtail	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lancang	China	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wedgefield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

840 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 260, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 29 April 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	260
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 29 April 1999 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 803.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

678 broken records

Margins by which the 678 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1999

Top 20 records on 29 April 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1999	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	92 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1999	Rapelje, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1999	Ft Sumner, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1999	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1999	Nye #2, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1999	Heart Mtn, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1999	Sage 4 NNW, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1999	Columbus, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1999	Roberts 1 W, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1999	Kingston, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1999	Thermopolis 21WNW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1999	Yeso 2 S, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1999	Sunshine 3NE, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1999	Eastonville 2 NNW, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1999	Melville 4 W, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1999	Claude, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1999	Haswell, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1999	Colorado Springs Muni AP, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1999	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	monthly high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1999	Karval, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	48 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1999. 1999 had 840 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1999-04-29: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	621
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1