Weather Records on 29 March 2006

720 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 2006. Highest significance: Kovel', UA.

Key Facts for 29 March 2006

On 29 March 2006, 720 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 705 daily.
Kovel' set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 29 March 2006.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

720 stations

720 station records on 29 March 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kovel'	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Downey Fire Dept. Fc107C	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Salvador El Seco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescenta Fc251 C	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pacoima Dam Fc33A-E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jindare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Torshavn	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glendora Fc 287B	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Gabriel Canyon Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keahua 410	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port O'Connor	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boise 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kihei 311	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Ayucan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waikiki 717.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Country Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Cruces	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Altadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehorse Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mauna Loa 511	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tipperary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heathlands National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise Beryl Jct	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shiraz	Iran	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adjuntas 2 NW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

720 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 416, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 29 March 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	416
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 29 March 2006 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 705.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

598 broken records

Margins by which the 598 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 2006

Top 20 records on 29 March 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 2006	Kovel', UA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	Downey Fire Dept. Fc107C, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	Greeley, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	114 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	Quito, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	Spencer, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	Bakersfield, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	New Harmony, US	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	Bishop, US	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	Loup City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	Orderville, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	San Salvador El Seco, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	Tooraweenah (Denham St), AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	Santa Rosa, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	La Crescenta Fc251 C, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	Mayaguez AP, PR	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2006	Fairmont, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	41 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2006. 2006 had 720 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	589
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1