Weather Records on 29 April 2018

762 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 2018. Highest significance: Oudenbosch, NL.

Key Facts for 29 April 2018

On 29 April 2018, 762 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 136 monthly and 626 daily.
Oudenbosch set a daily record precipitation of 35.3 mm (1.4 in) on 29 April 2018.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

762 stations

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

Weather records on 29 April 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Heinsberg-Schleiden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Den Oever	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Venlo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Strijen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Boxtel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Woudenberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
West Beemster	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pekoa Airport (Sant	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	329.9 mm (13.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Groot Ammers	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Numansdorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Benschop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Leende	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Steenbergen (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tilburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oud Alblas	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Schaesberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oss	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hoogwoud	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nijmegen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Culemborg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chaam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Amerongen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ginneken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gorinchem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gilze-Rijen_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Enkhuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Edam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gouda	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogkarspel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lijnden (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wageningen (Pd)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zetten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zaandijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aalsmeer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Venray	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wijk Bij Duurstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Echt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nijkerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Paulowna	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ammerzoden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
De Cocksdorps	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hulshorst	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Assen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heibloem (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hellendoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

762 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 330, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 29 April 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 29 April 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 136, daily 626.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

677 broken records

Margins by which the 677 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 2018

Top 20 records on 29 April 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 2018	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 April 2018	Roermond, NL	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 April 2018	Kleve, DE	monthly rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	79 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2018	Perm, RU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	79 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2018	Heinsberg-Schleiden, DE	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	76 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2018	Den Oever, NL	monthly rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2018	Venlo, NL	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2018	Strijen, NL	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2018	Boxtel, NL	monthly rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2018	Woudenberg, NL	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2018	West Beemster, NL	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2018	Helmond, NL	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	108 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2018	Pekoa Airport (Sant, VU	monthly rain	329.9 mm (13.0 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2018	Groot Ammers, NL	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2018	Numansdorp, NL	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2018	Benschop, NL	monthly rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2018	Leende, NL	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2018	Steenbergen (Nb), NL	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2018	Tilburg, NL	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 April 2018	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	108 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2018. 2018 had 762 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 2018-04-29: 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 20	651
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2