Weather Records on 29 April 2020

1,008 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 2020. Highest significance: Ganca, AZ.

Key Facts for 29 April 2020

On 29 April 2020, 1,008 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
704 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 118 monthly and 890 daily.
Ganca set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 29 April 2020.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,008 stations

1,008 station records on 29 April 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pellston Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Shannon Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Germain	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thredbo Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah (Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boyne Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benambra (the Brothers)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mitta Mitta Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Sherwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benambra (Evandale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,008 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 395, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 309, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 April 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	395
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	309
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 April 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 118, daily 890.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

826 broken records

Margins by which the 826 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 2020

Top 20 records on 29 April 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 2020	Ganca, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 April 2020	Minocqua, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	111 years	76 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2020	Decatur 1 N, US	monthly rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2020	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	111 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2020	Falls Creek (Rocky Valley), AU	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2020	Lowell, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2020	Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2020	Pellston Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2020	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2020	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2020	Pbo Anantapur, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2020	Stambaugh 2SSE, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2020	W Branch 3SE, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	113 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2020	Winter, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2020	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2020	Koetong, AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	124 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2020	Philo, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	111 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2020	Kent City 2 SW, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2020	Beaver Is, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2020	Rest Lake, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	54 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2020. 2020 had 1,008 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 20	769
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	1