Weather Records on 29 March 2004

1,426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 2004. Highest significance: San Fernando, MX.

Key Facts for 29 March 2004

On 29 March 2004, 1,426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
586 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 92 monthly and 1,334 daily.
San Fernando set a monthly record daily precipitation of 115.3 mm (4.5 in) on 29 March 2004.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,426 stations

1,426 station records on 29 March 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cuencame	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Actopan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Barretal I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mixquiahuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mendez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Bayacora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Garza Ayala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Realito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto de Valles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria del Oro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Boca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vichinchijol	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zacatecas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Naranjal (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Popa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Padilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Juanillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sacaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peuelitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guemez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Boquilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cardon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naranjal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Girona/Costa Brava	Spain	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtacamaxtitlan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Frio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jaltipan de Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,426 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 328, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 662, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 29 March 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	328
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	662
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 29 March 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 92, daily 1,334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,184 broken records

Margins by which the 1,184 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 2004

Top 20 records on 29 March 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 2004	San Fernando, MX	monthly rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2004	Biskra, DZ	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2004	Eagle, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2004	San Jose de Raices, MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2004	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2004	Cuencame, MX	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2004	Actopan, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2004	El Barretal I, MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2004	Mixquiahuala (Smn), MX	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2004	Santa Maria del Monte, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2004	Santiago, MX	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2004	Mendez, MX	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2004	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2004	Moutajup, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2004	Villa Hidalgo (Smn), MX	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2004	Songkhla, TH	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2004	Dunkeld, AU	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2004	Santiago Bayacora, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2004	Garza Ayala, MX	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	51 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

1805 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2004. 2004 had 1,426 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 50	1,172
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1