Weather Records on 29 April 1989

863 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1989. Highest significance: Washington Court House, US.

Key Facts for 29 April 1989

On 29 April 1989, 863 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
291 were record highs and 250 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 818 daily.
Washington Court House set a daily record precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 29 April 1989.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

863 stations

863 station records on 29 April 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	220.7 mm (8.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	311.2 mm (12.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maaninka Halola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Drohobych	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	288.0 mm (11.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boscobel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mimosa Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gaborone	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Upper	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butner Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Legune	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

863 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 303, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 29 April 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	303
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 29 April 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 44, daily 818.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

725 broken records

Margins by which the 725 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1989

Top 20 records on 29 April 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1989	Washington Court House, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1989	Columbus, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1989	Twyfelspoort, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1989	Haina 214, US	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1989	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	220.7 mm (8.7 in)	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1989	Kukuihaele Mill 206, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1989	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1989	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1989	Kukaiau 222, US	daily rain	311.2 mm (12.3 in)	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1989	Maaninka Halola, FI	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1989	Drohobych, UA	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1989	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1989	Middlebourne 3 ESE, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1989	Oliphantspoort, ZA	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1989	Waterkloof, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1989	Cambridge, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1989	Superior, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1989	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	288.0 mm (11.3 in)	213.3 mm (8.4 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1989	Plevna, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1989	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	95 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1989. 1989 had 863 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	705
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1