Weather Records on 29 April 1962

724 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1962. Highest significance: Meredith (Wattle Vale), AU.

Key Facts for 29 April 1962

On 29 April 1962, 724 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
317 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 702 daily.
Meredith (Wattle Vale) set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 29 April 1962.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

724 stations

724 station records on 29 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meredith (Wattle Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rockbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hathwa	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Treatment Plant)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmarsh (Corleen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chatra	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balliang East (Chesney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Judbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katoria	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palasdanga	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aspen	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snug Primary School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

724 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 29 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 29 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 702.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

583 broken records

Margins by which the 583 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1962

Top 20 records on 29 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1962	Meredith (Wattle Vale), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Paliganj, IN	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Rockbank, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Hathwa, IN	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Opossum Bay, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Petcheys Bay, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Bridgewater (Treatment Plant), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Kettering (Saddle Road), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Balliang East, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Meredith (Darra), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Loa, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Broadmarsh (Corleen), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Killora (Grasmere), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Durdidwarrah, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Werribee Research Farm, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1962	Sharpes Siding, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	40 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 724 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 50	573
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1