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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
Weather records on 29 March 1918 29 station records on 29 March 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 29 March 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 March 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Pointe RicheCanadaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe RicheCanadaRecord daily snowfall45.7 cm (18.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-4.8 C (23.4 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
TobolskRussiaRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord low minimum temperature2.4 C (36.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation4.7 mm (0.19 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord low minimum temperature-2.5 C (27.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.8 mm (1.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord high maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-25.8 C (-14.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-20.9 C (-5.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
YaltaUkraineRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord low maximum temperature0.4 C (32.7 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 29 March 1918 by type Records set or tied on 29 March 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 10Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 March 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 29 March 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum10
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 March 1918 by timescale Records on 29 March 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 March 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 28.
Records on 29 March 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 March 1918 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 50: 2450 to 100: 0100 to 150: 0150 to 200: 0200 to 250: 0250 to 300: 0300 to 350: 0350 to 400: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250250 to 300300 to 350350 to 400
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 March 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 5024
50 to 1000
100 to 1500
150 to 2000
200 to 2500
250 to 3000
300 to 3500
350 to 4001

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1918
Top 20 records on 29 March 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 March 1918Pointe Riche, CAdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)35.5 mm (1.4 in)28 years51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1918Pointe Riche, CAdaily snowfall45.7 cm (18.0 in)35.5 cm (14.0 in)9 years45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1918Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low min3.9 C (39.0 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)34 years21 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1918Wien, ATdaily low min-4.8 C (23.4 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)52 years21 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1918Tobolsk, RUmonthly rain10.8 mm (0.4 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1918Hvar, HRdaily low max8.3 C (46.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1918Hvar, HRdaily low min2.4 C (36.3 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1918Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain4.7 mm (0.19 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1918Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily high max18.9 C (66.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1918Swift Current, CAdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1918Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily low min-2.5 C (27.5 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1918Edmonton, CAdaily high max16.7 C (62.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1918Astoria, USdaily high max16.1 C (61.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1918Cumbalum (Fairview), AUdaily rain37.8 mm (1.5 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1918St Albans, CAdaily high max19.4 C (66.9 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1918Qu'appelle, CAdaily high max15.6 C (60.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1918Prince Albert, CAdaily high max16.1 C (61.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1918Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1918Arhangelsk, RUdaily low min-25.8 C (-14.4 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1918Zametchino, RUdaily low min-20.9 C (-5.6 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)19 years10 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
Records on 03-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1918. 1918 had 29 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001805: 11808: 11822: 21840: 11846: 11848: 11850: 11853: 11856: 11859: 31862: 31865: 51866: 11869: 11872: 51873: 21875: 11876: 21877: 21878: 21881: 21883: 21884: 11886: 11887: 61888: 31890: 111891: 11892: 31893: 21894: 11895: 41896: 21897: 61898: 31899: 41900: 41901: 111902: 351903: 71904: 151905: 481906: 121907: 411908: 21909: 111910: 461911: 231912: 361913: 211914: 111915: 541916: 181917: 381918: 291919: 471920: 451921: 491922: 301923: 3041924: 2721925: 921926: 2581927: 711928: 1831929: 991930: 1691931: 3361932: 1651933: 2881934: 2611935: 1151936: 5551937: 5501938: 5561939: 2971940: 2521941: 3101942: 3971943: 5611944: 1,3311945: 7221946: 7301947: 9351948: 2921949: 3211950: 4651951: 5101952: 3561953: 2681954: 8281955: 6351956: 4351957: 2491958: 4011959: 5261960: 3111961: 4631962: 5551963: 1,3411964: 9471965: 4501966: 7301967: 8771968: 8951969: 1,2601970: 1,0431971: 6101972: 6291973: 9051974: 6431975: 1,5711976: 4961977: 1,5541978: 7591979: 6401980: 8151981: 9821982: 8011983: 6571984: 1,1031985: 1,5761986: 1,5531987: 1,6741988: 6571989: 1,3591990: 7051991: 1,0271992: 6331993: 8301994: 9101995: 1,0741996: 8141997: 6791998: 1,7691999: 6252000: 7952001: 7932002: 1,2342003: 8412004: 1,4262005: 7442006: 7202007: 1,4502008: 9062009: 1,1992010: 9152011: 6852012: 6522013: 7622014: 5542015: 1,7862016: 5652017: 9072018: 4622019: 4342020: 8532021: 6742022: 8412023: 1,0762024: 3042025: 1,1682026: 1,4671805187618981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1918. 1918 had 29 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-29 in each year
YearRecords
18051
18081
18222
18401
18461
18481
18501
18531
18561
18593
18623
18655
18661
18691
18725
18732
18751
18762
18772
18782
18812
18832
18841
18861
18876
18883
189011
18911
18923
18932
18941
18954
18962
18976
18983
18994
19004
190111
190235
19037
190415
190548
190612
190741
19082
190911
191046
191123
191236
191321
191411
191554
191618
191738
191829
191947
192045
192149
192230
1923304
1924272
192592
1926258
192771
1928183
192999
1930169
1931336
1932165
1933288
1934261
1935115
1936555
1937550
1938556
1939297
1940252
1941310
1942397
1943561
19441,331
1945722
1946730
1947935
1948292
1949321
1950465
1951510
1952356
1953268
1954828
1955635
1956435
1957249
1958401
1959526
1960311
1961463
1962555
19631,341
1964947
1965450
1966730
1967877
1968895
19691,260
19701,043
1971610
1972629
1973905
1974643
19751,571
1976496
19771,554
1978759
1979640
1980815
1981982
1982801
1983657
19841,103
19851,576
19861,553
19871,674
1988657
19891,359
1990705
19911,027
1992633
1993830
1994910
19951,074
1996814
1997679
19981,769
1999625
2000795
2001793
20021,234
2003841
20041,426
2005744
2006720
20071,450
2008906
20091,199
2010915
2011685
2012652
2013762
2014554
20151,786
2016565
2017907
2018462
2019434
2020853
2021674
2022841
20231,076
2024304
20251,168
20261,467

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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).