Weather Records on 29 April 2005

1,041 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 2005. Highest significance: Logan Utah St UNIV, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 2005

On 29 April 2005, 1,041 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
497 were record highs and 349 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 950 daily.
Logan Utah St UNIV set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 29 April 2005.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,041 stations

1,041 station records on 29 April 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
La Cua	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cooralya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mwanza	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tapachula (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bacau	Romania	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Van Buren 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,041 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 318, Lowest daily maximum 187, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 29 April 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	318
Lowest daily maximum	187
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 29 April 2005 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 86, daily 950.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

779 broken records

Margins by which the 779 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 2005

Top 20 records on 29 April 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 2005	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2005	La Cua, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2005	Boulder, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2005	Holyoke, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2005	Kit Carson, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	109 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2005	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2005	Presque Isle, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2005	Cuatro Cienegas (Smn), MX	monthly high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2005	Farson 2NNE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2005	Millinocket, US	monthly rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2005	Wauneta, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2005	Lakeside 2 E, US	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2005	Big Springs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2005	Milan, IT	daily high min	18.6 C (65.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	204 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2005	Podor, SN	daily high min	30.8 C (87.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	145 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2005	Sedgwick, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2005	Waterdale, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2005	Sharon Springs, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2005	Cooralya, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2005	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	44 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2005. 2005 had 1,041 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 50	743
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1