Weather Records on 29 April 2003

816 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 2003. Highest significance: Ft Bragg 5 N, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 2003

On 29 April 2003, 816 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
477 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 737 daily.
Ft Bragg 5 N set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 29 April 2003.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

816 stations

816 station records on 29 April 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bretti (Vinegar Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jiulong	China	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuyo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gazandzhyk	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha (Emu Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nanjing	China	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pustunich	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Standish Hickey Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Tiverton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tulun	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ytre Solund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St. Lucia	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zapote	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bourges	France	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richardson Gr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miahuatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Libres (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhneudinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mondy	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Xingren	China	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

816 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 264, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 April 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	264
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 April 2003 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 74, daily 737.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 2003

Top 20 records on 29 April 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 2003	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	106 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2003	Guyra Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	110 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2003	Ulleungdo, KR	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2003	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	110 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2003	Uralla (Mihi), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2003	Bretti (Vinegar Hill), AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2003	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2003	Oconto, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2003	Biskra, DZ	monthly high max	38.1 C (100.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2003	Jiulong, CN	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2003	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2003	Wien, AT	daily high max	27.9 C (82.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	136 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2003	Lord Howe Island Aero, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2003	Anna 4 N, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2003	El Cuyo, MX	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2003	Gazandzhyk, TM	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2003	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2003	Laghouat, DZ	daily high max	36.0 C (96.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2003	Walcha (Emu Creek), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2003	Uil, KZ	daily low min	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	40 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2003. 2003 had 816 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 20	597
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1