Weather Records on 29 April 2021

790 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 2021. Highest significance: Marion 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 2021

On 29 April 2021, 790 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
450 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 722 daily.
Marion 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 29 April 2021.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

790 stations

790 station records on 29 April 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Oudemirdum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Heeg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Stavoren_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pandora	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Enkhuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kobe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Binghamton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kyoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vacoas (Mauritius)	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zeewolde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fushiki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuruga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tollebeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Joure	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hikone	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Swifterbant	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ozone	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kanazawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osaka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kornwerderzand	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greers Ferry Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne 5W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

790 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 241, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 29 April 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	241
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 April 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 67, daily 722.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

662 broken records

Margins by which the 662 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 2021

Top 20 records on 29 April 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 2021	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	127 years	77 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2021	Sabinal, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	102 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2021	Oudemirdum, NL	monthly rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2021	Hardy, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	112 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2021	Heeg, NL	monthly rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2021	Stavoren_1, NL	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2021	Gilbert, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2021	Pandora, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2021	Enkhuizen, NL	monthly rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2021	Mammoth Spring, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	98 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2021	Kobe, JP	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2021	Tenerife/Los Rodeos, ES	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2021	Pittsfield Muni AP, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2021	Binghamton, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2021	Kyoto, JP	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2021	Jasper, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2021	Marshall, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2021	Galena, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2021	Erie Intl AP, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2021	Nara, JP	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	53 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2021. 2021 had 790 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 2021-04-29: 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 20	604
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1