Weather Records on 29 April 2009

901 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 2009. Highest significance: Galata 16 SW, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 2009

On 29 April 2009, 901 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
425 were record highs and 245 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 820 daily.
Galata 16 SW set an all-time record daily snowfall of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 29 April 2009.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

901 stations

901 station records on 29 April 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Galata 16 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wolf Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Galata 16 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hardin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Loma	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hinsdale 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leeming	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kremlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fortuna 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thornton 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brothers	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

901 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 281, Lowest daily maximum 137, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 29 April 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	281
Lowest daily maximum	137
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 29 April 2009 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 78, daily 820.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

675 broken records

Margins by which the 675 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 2009

Top 20 records on 29 April 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 2009	Galata 16 SW, US	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	47 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 April 2009	Armagh, GB	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2009	Choteau, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	99 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2009	Glendive, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2009	Wolf Pt, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2009	Sherman, US	monthly rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2009	Galata 16 SW, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2009	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2009	Chester, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2009	Altus Irig Rsch STN, US	monthly rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2009	Hardin, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2009	Hysham, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2009	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2009	Loma, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2009	Hinsdale 4 SW, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2009	Chestertown, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2009	Sun Rvr 4 S, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2009	Spencer, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2009	Fairfield, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2009	Holter Dam, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 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

1795 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2009. 2009 had 901 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 100	655
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1