Weather Records on 29 March 1918
29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1918. Highest significance: Pointe Riche, CA.
Key Facts for 29 March 1918
- On 29 March 1918, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 14 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 28 daily.
- Pointe Riche set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 29 March 1918.
- Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.
Record Map
29 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe Riche | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 45.7 mm (1.8 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Pointe Riche | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 45.7 cm (18.0 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Wagga Wagga (Kooringal) | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 3.9 C (39.0 F) | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wien | Austria | Record low minimum temperature | -4.8 C (23.4 F) | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| Tobolsk | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 10.8 mm (0.4 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hvar | Croatia | Record low maximum temperature | 8.3 C (46.9 F) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hvar | Croatia | Record low minimum temperature | 2.4 C (36.3 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) | Greenland [Denmark] | Record daily precipitation | 4.7 mm (0.19 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Calgary Int'l A | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 18.9 C (66.0 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Swift Current | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 17.8 C (64.0 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Zagreb-Gric | Croatia | Record low minimum temperature | -2.5 C (27.5 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Edmonton | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 16.7 C (62.1 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Astoria | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 16.1 C (61.0 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cumbalum (Fairview) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 37.8 mm (1.5 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| St Albans | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 19.4 C (66.9 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Qu'appelle | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 15.6 C (60.1 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Prince Albert | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 16.1 C (61.0 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Winnipeg St Johns Coll | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 17.8 C (64.0 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Arhangelsk | Russia | Record low minimum temperature | -25.8 C (-14.4 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Zametchino | Russia | Record low minimum temperature | -20.9 C (-5.6 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Medicine Hat A | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 20.0 C (68.0 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Yalta | Ukraine | Record daily precipitation | 9.4 mm (0.37 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Minnedosa | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 17.2 C (63.0 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Edmonton | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 1.1 C (34.0 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Oranjerivier (Sar) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 6.4 mm (0.25 in) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Barkerville | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 1.7 C (35.1 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kiev | Ukraine | Record low maximum temperature | 0.4 C (32.7 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Qu'appelle | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 1.1 C (34.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Huron Rgnl AP | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 5.6 C (42.1 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
29 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 10 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 2 |
| Highest daily minimum | 4 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 6 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 6 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 1 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 1 |
| daily | 28 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
25 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 50 | 24 |
| 50 to 100 | 0 |
| 100 to 150 | 0 |
| 150 to 200 | 0 |
| 200 to 250 | 0 |
| 250 to 300 | 0 |
| 300 to 350 | 0 |
| 350 to 400 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
29 March 1918| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 March 1918 | Pointe Riche, CA | daily rain | 45.7 mm (1.8 in) | 35.5 mm (1.4 in) | 28 years | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| 29 March 1918 | Pointe Riche, CA | daily snowfall | 45.7 cm (18.0 in) | 35.5 cm (14.0 in) | 9 years | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| 29 March 1918 | Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU | daily low min | 3.9 C (39.0 F) | 3.0 C (5.4 F) | 34 years | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 March 1918 | Wien, AT | daily low min | -4.8 C (23.4 F) | 0.3 C (0.5 F) | 52 years | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 March 1918 | Tobolsk, RU | monthly rain | 10.8 mm (0.4 in) | 1.1 mm (0.04 in) | 19 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 March 1918 | Hvar, HR | daily low max | 8.3 C (46.9 F) | 2.7 C (4.9 F) | 16 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 March 1918 | Hvar, HR | daily low min | 2.4 C (36.3 F) | 2.9 C (5.2 F) | 16 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 March 1918 | Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL | daily rain | 4.7 mm (0.19 in) | 0.4 mm (0.02 in) | 35 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 March 1918 | Calgary Int'l A, CA | daily high max | 18.9 C (66.0 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 32 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 March 1918 | Swift Current, CA | daily high max | 17.8 C (64.0 F) | 3.9 C (7.0 F) | 22 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 March 1918 | Zagreb-Gric, HR | daily low min | -2.5 C (27.5 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 26 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 March 1918 | Edmonton, CA | daily high max | 16.7 C (62.1 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 31 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 March 1918 | Astoria, US | daily high max | 16.1 C (61.0 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 28 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 March 1918 | Cumbalum (Fairview), AU | daily rain | 37.8 mm (1.5 in) | 7.3 mm (0.29 in) | 19 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 March 1918 | St Albans, CA | daily high max | 19.4 C (66.9 F) | 4.4 C (7.9 F) | 12 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 March 1918 | Qu'appelle, CA | daily high max | 15.6 C (60.1 F) | 2.8 C (5.0 F) | 12 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 March 1918 | Prince Albert, CA | daily high max | 16.1 C (61.0 F) | 3.3 C (5.9 F) | 12 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 March 1918 | Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA | daily high max | 17.8 C (64.0 F) | 3.4 C (6.1 F) | 8 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 March 1918 | Arhangelsk, RU | daily low min | -25.8 C (-14.4 F) | 1.9 C (3.4 F) | 16 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 March 1918 | Zametchino, RU | daily low min | -20.9 C (-5.6 F) | 1.8 C (3.2 F) | 19 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
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 1918| 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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).