Weather Records on 29 March 2018

462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 2018. Highest significance: Brenham, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 2018

On 29 March 2018, 462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 416 daily.
Brenham set a daily record precipitation of 157.0 mm (6.2 in) on 29 March 2018.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

462 stations

462 station records on 29 March 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
San Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arxan	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	262.4 mm (10.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Center	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sam Rayburn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
W Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Linden Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kountze	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Town Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Katy City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lambert 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Erfde	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boyce 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellville 6NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houston-Westbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falcon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bailing-Miao	China	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houston N Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Viwa	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sukumo	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dime Box	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garissa	Kenya	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koran	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pandora	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

462 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 29 March 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 29 March 2018 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 45, daily 416.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

403 broken records

Margins by which the 403 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 2018

Top 20 records on 29 March 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 2018	Brenham, US	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2018	Logansport, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	112 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2018	San Augustine, US	monthly rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	105 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2018	Huntsville, US	monthly rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2018	Leesville, US	daily rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2018	Jasper, US	daily rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2018	Arxan, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2018	Joplin, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2018	Austwell, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2018	Livingston 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2018	Pineland, US	all-time rain	262.4 mm (10.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2018	Center, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2018	Cleveland, US	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2018	Sam Rayburn Dam, US	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2018	W Monroe, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2018	Linden Wtp, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2018	Kountze, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2018	Somerville Dam, US	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2018	Town Bluff Dam, US	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2018	Katy City, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	48 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

1805 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2018. 2018 had 462 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-29 in each year
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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	378
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1