Weather Records on 29 April 2011

631 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 2011. Highest significance: Irkutsk, RU.

Key Facts for 29 April 2011

On 29 April 2011, 631 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
270 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 585 daily.
Irkutsk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 29 April 2011.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

631 stations

631 station records on 29 April 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Raymond Border STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Immokalee	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nahunta 6NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 5 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhneangarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bengbu	China	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjing	China	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taretaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Drum	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Porvenir	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonuta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barking Sands	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Falls FAA AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wiluna	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Volochanka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco de Los Romo (Dg	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Xinyang	China	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Amatenango	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Noumea Nf	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

631 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 29 April 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 29 April 2011 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 43, daily 585.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 2011

Top 20 records on 29 April 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 2011	Irkutsk, RU	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2011	Hamar-Daban, RU	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2011	Purcellville, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2011	Raymond Border STN, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2011	Ekalaka, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	113 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2011	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2011	Warrenton, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2011	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2011	Darwin Rch, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2011	Plevna, US	daily snowfall	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2011	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2011	Immokalee, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2011	Payette, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2011	Chazy, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2011	Campina Grande, BR	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2011	Nahunta 6NE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2011	Stanley, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2011	Jaral de Berrios, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2011	Norton W, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2011	Jaral de Berrios, MX	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	38 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2011. 2011 had 631 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	405
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1