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Weather Records on 29 April 1918

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1918. Highest significance: Galway, IE.

Key Facts for 29 April 1918

  • On 29 April 1918, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 8 daily.
  • Galway set a daily record high maximum temperature of 22.2 C (72.0 F) on 29 April 1918.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 29 April 1918 9 station records on 29 April 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 29 April 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 April 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation17.6 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FerganaUzbekistanRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation67.8 mm (2.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OuttrimAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
WarragulAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 29 April 1918 by type Records set or tied on 29 April 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 April 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 29 April 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 April 1918 by timescale Records on 29 April 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 8. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 8all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 April 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 8.
Records on 29 April 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily8

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 April 1918 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.1. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 5: 35 to 10: 310 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 April 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 53
5 to 103
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1918
Top 9 records on 29 April 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 April 1918Galway, IEdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)53 years25 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1918Arhangelsk, RUmonthly rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1918Gorlitz, DEdaily rain17.6 mm (0.7 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1918Fergana, UZdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1918Houston Wb City, USdaily rain67.8 mm (2.7 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1918Outtrim, AUdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)8 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1918Quebec, CAdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)13 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1918Warragul, AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)11 years6 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1918Belle Isle, CAdaily low min (Tie)-10.0 C (14.0 F)tie23 years2 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

1795 to 1918
Records on 04-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 9 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11800: 11806: 11814: 31817: 11833: 11839: 11842: 11851: 21861: 21862: 21863: 11870: 11871: 11872: 11874: 61875: 31876: 11878: 21879: 21881: 11882: 11883: 11885: 11886: 21887: 11888: 51889: 11890: 61891: 61892: 51894: 21895: 61896: 11897: 41898: 21899: 81900: 31901: 31902: 41903: 91904: 101905: 51906: 41907: 211908: 121909: 611910: 231911: 281912: 101913: 621914: 341915: 201916: 161917: 411918: 91919: 671920: 571921: 781922: 821923: 1091924: 831925: 1611926: 3731927: 1241928: 2551929: 1041930: 1621931: 5451932: 1261933: 2851934: 5071935: 4551936: 2691937: 4171938: 3221939: 3641940: 3931941: 3441942: 6101943: 3641944: 3341945: 3271946: 1881947: 3841948: 7651949: 4991950: 8341951: 7401952: 9241953: 4941954: 1,2151955: 6721956: 1,0551957: 5301958: 9511959: 7801960: 2741961: 3901962: 7241963: 7201964: 3101965: 5591966: 5691967: 8961968: 9341969: 4921970: 1,8691971: 3871972: 4131973: 4911974: 8251975: 5051976: 8731977: 7231978: 3601979: 7021980: 6541981: 1,1761982: 5471983: 8881984: 1,1621985: 8881986: 6871987: 1,7221988: 9711989: 8631990: 1,2921991: 1,1381992: 1,8851993: 8461994: 1,5801995: 7461996: 1,2171997: 1,2221998: 9721999: 8402000: 1,1562001: 8382002: 1,1662003: 8162004: 8362005: 1,0412006: 8492007: 1,0022008: 1,3702009: 9012010: 9622011: 6312012: 9512013: 8052014: 9022015: 5262016: 6332017: 1,1552018: 7622019: 6532020: 1,0082021: 7902022: 4502023: 8822024: 5852025: 5292026: 2971795187618971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-29 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18001
18061
18143
18171
18331
18391
18421
18512
18612
18622
18631
18701
18711
18721
18746
18753
18761
18782
18792
18811
18821
18831
18851
18862
18871
18885
18891
18906
18916
18925
18942
18956
18961
18974
18982
18998
19003
19013
19024
19039
190410
19055
19064
190721
190812
190961
191023
191128
191210
191362
191434
191520
191616
191741
19189
191967
192057
192178
192282
1923109
192483
1925161
1926373
1927124
1928255
1929104
1930162
1931545
1932126
1933285
1934507
1935455
1936269
1937417
1938322
1939364
1940393
1941344
1942610
1943364
1944334
1945327
1946188
1947384
1948765
1949499
1950834
1951740
1952924
1953494
19541,215
1955672
19561,055
1957530
1958951
1959780
1960274
1961390
1962724
1963720
1964310
1965559
1966569
1967896
1968934
1969492
19701,869
1971387
1972413
1973491
1974825
1975505
1976873
1977723
1978360
1979702
1980654
19811,176
1982547
1983888
19841,162
1985888
1986687
19871,722
1988971
1989863
19901,292
19911,138
19921,885
1993846
19941,580
1995746
19961,217
19971,222
1998972
1999840
20001,156
2001838
20021,166
2003816
2004836
20051,041
2006849
20071,002
20081,370
2009901
2010962
2011631
2012951
2013805
2014902
2015526
2016633
20171,155
2018762
2019653
20201,008
2021790
2022450
2023882
2024585
2025529
2026297

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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).