Weather Records on 29 April 2008

1,370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 2008. Highest significance: Mullewa, AU.

Key Facts for 29 April 2008

On 29 April 2008, 1,370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
267 were record highs and 769 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 1,299 daily.
Mullewa set a daily record precipitation of 54.2 mm (2.1 in) on 29 April 2008.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,370 stations

1,370 station records on 29 April 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mullewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Joquicingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tapilula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Balline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Binnu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ajana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chanal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benito Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tengchong	China	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tawarri West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Errol	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Tigre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balgerbine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phrae	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,370 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 282, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 487, Heaviest daily rainfall 304, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 29 April 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	282
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	487
Heaviest daily rainfall	304
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 29 April 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 70, daily 1,299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,068 broken records

Margins by which the 1,068 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 2008

Top 20 records on 29 April 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 2008	Mullewa, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2008	Belfast, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	104 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2008	Murgoo, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2008	Glenferrie, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2008	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	94 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2008	Amherst, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2008	Joquicingo, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2008	Saint Johnsbury, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	113 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2008	Denham, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2008	Woodleigh, AU	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2008	Tapilula, MX	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2008	Balline, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2008	Hamelin Station, AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2008	Isseka, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2008	Lewiston, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2008	Northville, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2008	Bonnie Rock, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2008	Bangor Intl AP, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2008	Burnerbinmah, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2008	Binnu, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	50 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2008. 2008 had 1,370 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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Data for records on 2008-04-29: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,054
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1