Weather Records on 29 April 2004

836 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 2004. Highest significance: Yantabulla Station, AU.

Key Facts for 29 April 2004

On 29 April 2004, 836 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 819 daily.
Yantabulla Station set a daily record precipitation of 88.0 mm (3.5 in) on 29 April 2004.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

836 stations

836 station records on 29 April 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Moorland Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pandale 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burris	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burris	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carramar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murralah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altamont	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cargoon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caloundra Wtp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warrabah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Community Postal Agen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Yappalee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

836 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 329, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 29 April 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	329
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 29 April 2004 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 819.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

671 broken records

Margins by which the 671 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 2004

Top 20 records on 29 April 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 2004	Yantabulla Station, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2004	Ft Lewis, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2004	Wanaaring (Moorland Downs), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2004	Enngonia (Belalie), AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2004	Marra Creek (Womboin), AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2004	Ajaccio, FR	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2004	Udskoe, RU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2004	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2004	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2004	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2004	Byrock Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2004	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2004	Sheboygan, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2004	Pandale 1 N, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2004	Shoshoni, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2004	Carawatha, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2004	Jackson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2004	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2004	Port Washington, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2004	Lovell, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2004. 2004 had 836 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 2004-04-29: 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 25	618
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	3