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Weather Records on 18 March 1898

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1898. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 18 March 1898

  • On 18 March 1898, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record high minimum temperature of 9.1 C (48.4 F) on 18 March 1898.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 18 March 1898 5 station records on 18 March 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 18 March 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 March 1898: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature9.1 C (48.4 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation14.6 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.6 C (47.5 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.7 mm (0.26 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 18 March 1898 by type Records set or tied on 18 March 1898 by type: Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 0123Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 March 1898 by type: Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 18 March 1898 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 18 March 1898 by timescale Records on 18 March 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 March 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5.
Records on 18 March 1898 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 March 1898 Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.9. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 1: 21 to 2: 02 to 3: 23 to 4: 04 to 5: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 March 1898
MarginRecords
0 to 12
1 to 20
2 to 32
3 to 40
4 to 51

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1898
Top 5 records on 18 March 1898 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 March 1898Oxford, GBdaily high min9.1 C (48.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)76 years30 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1898Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain14.6 mm (0.6 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1898Armagh, GBdaily high min8.6 C (47.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1898Jokkmokk, SEdaily rain6.7 mm (0.26 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)0 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1898Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)5 years12 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

1806 to 1898
Records on 03-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1898. 1898 had 5 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001806: 11807: 11808: 11810: 11814: 11831: 11836: 11839: 11845: 11849: 11850: 51853: 21859: 11863: 11865: 21867: 11868: 31876: 11881: 11882: 31884: 31885: 11887: 11888: 41890: 31891: 31892: 21893: 11894: 11895: 21896: 101897: 141898: 51899: 81900: 141901: 21902: 91903: 221904: 91905: 191906: 131907: 111908: 81909: 91910: 121911: 171912: 161913: 241914: 321915: 301916: 731917: 451918: 321919: 251920: 391921: 661922: 391923: 2621924: 961925: 1451926: 2511927: 3761928: 3011929: 1061930: 2611931: 1671932: 2121933: 2441934: 3751935: 871936: 6991937: 2961938: 3041939: 7501940: 4441941: 9541942: 3821943: 6031944: 3211945: 7511946: 4921947: 3281948: 2961949: 2921950: 1,0421951: 5821952: 4741953: 2181954: 3551955: 4691956: 3631957: 3741958: 3471959: 3921960: 5851961: 5791962: 2841963: 6651964: 3481965: 1,5841966: 5401967: 1,3961968: 9151969: 6011970: 5331971: 4051972: 1,0281973: 7161974: 6941975: 6141976: 5381977: 6831978: 1,0031979: 8941980: 5881981: 5701982: 1,2841983: 1,2251984: 4461985: 7311986: 6261987: 9331988: 1,0011989: 1,1471990: 1,4781991: 7061992: 7891993: 1,6831994: 9601995: 8331996: 5181997: 1,0241998: 1,1441999: 1,0512000: 5242001: 8412002: 1,5622003: 1,4252004: 1,2322005: 1,1782006: 5512007: 1,3302008: 1,0662009: 7762010: 6782011: 9932012: 3,3482013: 7832014: 7012015: 9432016: 6752017: 1,1832018: 9152019: 6642020: 6682021: 5592022: 4732023: 8902024: 8442025: 7291806186818981914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1898. 1898 had 5 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-18 in each year
YearRecords
18061
18071
18081
18101
18141
18311
18361
18391
18451
18491
18505
18532
18591
18631
18652
18671
18683
18761
18811
18823
18843
18851
18871
18884
18903
18913
18922
18931
18941
18952
189610
189714
18985
18998
190014
19012
19029
190322
19049
190519
190613
190711
19088
19099
191012
191117
191216
191324
191432
191530
191673
191745
191832
191925
192039
192166
192239
1923262
192496
1925145
1926251
1927376
1928301
1929106
1930261
1931167
1932212
1933244
1934375
193587
1936699
1937296
1938304
1939750
1940444
1941954
1942382
1943603
1944321
1945751
1946492
1947328
1948296
1949292
19501,042
1951582
1952474
1953218
1954355
1955469
1956363
1957374
1958347
1959392
1960585
1961579
1962284
1963665
1964348
19651,584
1966540
19671,396
1968915
1969601
1970533
1971405
19721,028
1973716
1974694
1975614
1976538
1977683
19781,003
1979894
1980588
1981570
19821,284
19831,225
1984446
1985731
1986626
1987933
19881,001
19891,147
19901,478
1991706
1992789
19931,683
1994960
1995833
1996518
19971,024
19981,144
19991,051
2000524
2001841
20021,562
20031,425
20041,232
20051,178
2006551
20071,330
20081,066
2009776
2010678
2011993
20123,348
2013783
2014701
2015943
2016675
20171,183
2018915
2019664
2020668
2021559
2022473
2023890
2024844
2025729

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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 (2025-12-31).