Weather Records on 29 April 2017

1,155 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 2017. Highest significance: Kahului AP, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 2017

On 29 April 2017, 1,155 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
573 were record highs and 275 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 162 monthly and 993 daily.
Kahului AP set a daily record precipitation of 96.3 mm (3.8 in) on 29 April 2017.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,155 stations

1,155 station records on 29 April 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gibraltar	Gibraltar [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bialystok	Poland	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo Exp F 795.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Hts 764.6	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vichy Rolla Natl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,155 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 431, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 29 April 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	431
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 29 April 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 162, daily 993.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

925 broken records

Margins by which the 925 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 2017

Top 20 records on 29 April 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 2017	Kahului AP, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 April 2017	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	123 years	76 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2017	Versailles, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	110 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2017	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2017	Fredericktown, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2017	Lakeside, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2017	Perryton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2017	St Louis Lambert Intl AP, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2017	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	120 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2017	Richfield 10 WSW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2017	Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2017	Gibraltar, GI	monthly rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2017	Anna 4 N, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2017	Richfield 10 WSW, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2017	Pasamonte, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2017	Gravette, US	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2017	Harrison, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2017	Lamar, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	99 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2017	Scott City, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2017	Amistad 5 SSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	56 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2017. 2017 had 1,155 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 50	838
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1