Weather Records on 29 March 1977

1,554 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1977. Highest significance: New Salem 5NW, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 1977

On 29 March 1977, 1,554 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
401 were record highs and 375 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,495 daily.
New Salem 5NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.4 mm (2.1 in) on 29 March 1977.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,554 stations

1,554 station records on 29 March 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Broadus	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Biddle	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winifred	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wolsey	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,554 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 226, Highest daily minimum 284, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 652, Heaviest daily snowfall 99, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 29 March 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	226
Highest daily minimum	284
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	652
Heaviest daily snowfall	99
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 29 March 1977 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 54, daily 1,495.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,314 broken records

Margins by which the 1,314 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 March 1977

Top 20 records on 29 March 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1977	New Salem 5NW, US	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	76 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1977	Redig 11 NE, US	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1977	Kennebec, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1977	Ft Benton, US	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1977	Lemmon, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1977	Broadus, US	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1977	Roy 8 NE, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1977	Belle Fourche, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1977	Ft Meade, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1977	Timber Lake, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1977	Belle Fourche, US	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1977	Colony, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1977	Brady Aznoe, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1977	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1977	Bruning, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1977	Elm Springs 3 ESE, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1977	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1977	Newport, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1977	Bison, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1977	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	60 years	58 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

1805 to 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1977. 1977 had 1,554 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-29 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1808	1
1822	2
1840	1
1846	1
1848	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1859	3
1862	3
1865	5
1866	1
1869	1
1872	5
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	3
1890	11
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	6
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	11
1902	35
1903	7
1904	15
1905	48
1906	12
1907	41
1908	2
1909	11
1910	46
1911	23
1912	36
1913	21
1914	11
1915	54
1916	18
1917	38
1918	29
1919	47
1920	45
1921	49
1922	30
1923	304
1924	272
1925	92
1926	258
1927	71
1928	183
1929	99
1930	169
1931	336
1932	165
1933	288
1934	261
1935	115
1936	555
1937	550
1938	556
1939	297
1940	252
1941	310
1942	397
1943	561
1944	1,331
1945	722
1946	730
1947	935
1948	292
1949	321
1950	465
1951	510
1952	356
1953	268
1954	828
1955	635
1956	435
1957	249
1958	401
1959	526
1960	311
1961	463
1962	555
1963	1,341
1964	947
1965	450
1966	730
1967	877
1968	895
1969	1,260
1970	1,043
1971	610
1972	629
1973	905
1974	643
1975	1,571
1976	496
1977	1,554
1978	759
1979	640
1980	815
1981	982
1982	801
1983	657
1984	1,103
1985	1,576
1986	1,553
1987	1,674
1988	657
1989	1,359
1990	705
1991	1,027
1992	633
1993	830
1994	910
1995	1,074
1996	814
1997	679
1998	1,769
1999	625
2000	795
2001	793
2002	1,234
2003	841
2004	1,426
2005	744
2006	720
2007	1,450
2008	906
2009	1,199
2010	915
2011	685
2012	652
2013	762
2014	554
2015	1,786
2016	565
2017	907
2018	462
2019	434
2020	853
2021	674
2022	841
2023	1,076
2024	304
2025	1,168
2026	1,467

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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	1,248
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2