Weather Records on 18 March 1915
30 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1915. Highest significance: Caledon (Pol), ZA.
Key Facts for 18 March 1915
- On 18 March 1915, 30 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 3 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 30 daily.
- Caledon (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 18 March 1915.
- Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.
Record Map
30 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caledon (Pol) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Anticosti SW Point | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bird Rocks | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 22.9 cm (9.0 in) | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kazalinsk | Kazakhstan | Record daily precipitation | 14.5 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Perth Regional Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 17.3 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.) | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 15.3 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bird Rocks | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 22.9 mm (0.9 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Perm | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Charlottetown | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 11.4 cm (4.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Durham | United Kingdom | Record daily precipitation | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nicosia | Cyprus | Record high maximum temperature | 26.7 C (80.1 F) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bjuraker | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | -5.5 C (22.1 F) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sydney | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 24.4 mm (1.0 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Velikie Luki | Russia | Record low maximum temperature | -8.3 C (17.1 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Zagreb-Gric | Croatia | Record high minimum temperature | 8.2 C (46.8 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bredasdorp | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Orebro | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | -6.0 C (21.2 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| St. Petersburg | Russia | Record low maximum temperature | -9.0 C (15.8 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Zametchino | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 2.5 mm (0.10 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Visby_Flygplats | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | -5.6 C (21.9 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gavle | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | -6.0 C (21.2 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sidi-Bel-Abbes | Algeria | Record daily precipitation | 10.0 mm (0.4 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ekaterinburg | Russia | Record high minimum temperature | -1.0 C (30.2 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Oran-Hopital Militaire | Algeria | Record low maximum temperature | 14.0 C (57.2 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Clanwilliam (Pol) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 1.8 mm (0.07 in) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Harnosand | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | -5.0 C (23.0 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hoofddorp | Netherlands | Record daily precipitation | 6.0 mm (0.24 in) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sheffield | United Kingdom | Record daily precipitation | 7.6 mm (0.30 in) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jokkmokk | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | -10.0 C (14.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Umea | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | -8.0 C (17.6 F) | 0 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
30 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 1 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 10 |
| Highest daily minimum | 2 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 0 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 14 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 3 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 30 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
26 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 20 | 22 |
| 20 to 40 | 2 |
| 40 to 60 | 0 |
| 60 to 80 | 1 |
| 80 to 100 | 0 |
| 100 to 120 | 0 |
| 120 to 140 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
18 March 1915| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 March 1915 | Caledon (Pol), ZA | daily rain | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 27.4 mm (1.1 in) | 12 years | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| 18 March 1915 | Anticosti SW Point, CA | daily snowfall | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) | 7.6 cm (3.0 in) | 38 years | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 March 1915 | Bird Rocks, CA | daily snowfall | 22.9 cm (9.0 in) | 12.7 cm (5.0 in) | 18 years | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 March 1915 | Kazalinsk, KZ | daily rain | 14.5 mm (0.6 in) | 14.5 mm (0.6 in) | 33 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 March 1915 | Perth Regional Office, AU | daily rain | 17.3 mm (0.7 in) | 15.8 mm (0.6 in) | 8 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 March 1915 | Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE | daily rain | 15.3 mm (0.6 in) | 4.9 mm (0.19 in) | 37 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 March 1915 | Bird Rocks, CA | daily rain | 22.9 mm (0.9 in) | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 18 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 March 1915 | Perm, RU | daily rain | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 5.9 mm (0.23 in) | 13 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 March 1915 | Charlottetown, CA | daily snowfall | 11.4 cm (4.5 in) | 2.5 cm (1.0 in) | 36 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 March 1915 | Durham, GB | daily rain | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 6.7 mm (0.26 in) | 1 year | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 March 1915 | Nicosia, CY | daily high max | 26.7 C (80.1 F) | 2.8 C (5.0 F) | 28 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 March 1915 | Bjuraker, SE | daily low max | -5.5 C (22.1 F) | 3.5 C (6.3 F) | 31 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 March 1915 | Sydney, CA | daily rain | 24.4 mm (1.0 in) | 1.8 mm (0.07 in) | 44 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 March 1915 | Velikie Luki, RU | daily low max | -8.3 C (17.1 F) | 2.3 C (4.1 F) | 25 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 March 1915 | Zagreb-Gric, HR | daily high min | 8.2 C (46.8 F) | 1.6 C (2.9 F) | 26 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 March 1915 | Bredasdorp, ZA | daily rain | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 9 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 March 1915 | Orebro, SE | daily low max | -6.0 C (21.2 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 26 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 March 1915 | St. Petersburg, RU | daily low max | -9.0 C (15.8 F) | 2.0 C (3.6 F) | 16 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 March 1915 | Zametchino, RU | daily rain | 2.5 mm (0.10 in) | 0.4 mm (0.02 in) | 26 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 March 1915 | Visby_Flygplats, SE | daily low max | -5.6 C (21.9 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 26 years | 12 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 1915| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1806 | 1 |
| 1807 | 1 |
| 1808 | 1 |
| 1810 | 1 |
| 1814 | 1 |
| 1831 | 1 |
| 1836 | 1 |
| 1839 | 1 |
| 1845 | 1 |
| 1849 | 1 |
| 1850 | 5 |
| 1853 | 2 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1867 | 1 |
| 1868 | 3 |
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1881 | 1 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1888 | 4 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 2 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1894 | 1 |
| 1895 | 2 |
| 1896 | 10 |
| 1897 | 14 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1900 | 14 |
| 1901 | 2 |
| 1902 | 9 |
| 1903 | 22 |
| 1904 | 9 |
| 1905 | 19 |
| 1906 | 13 |
| 1907 | 11 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 9 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 17 |
| 1912 | 16 |
| 1913 | 24 |
| 1914 | 32 |
| 1915 | 30 |
| 1916 | 73 |
| 1917 | 45 |
| 1918 | 32 |
| 1919 | 25 |
| 1920 | 39 |
| 1921 | 66 |
| 1922 | 39 |
| 1923 | 262 |
| 1924 | 96 |
| 1925 | 145 |
| 1926 | 251 |
| 1927 | 376 |
| 1928 | 301 |
| 1929 | 106 |
| 1930 | 261 |
| 1931 | 167 |
| 1932 | 212 |
| 1933 | 244 |
| 1934 | 375 |
| 1935 | 87 |
| 1936 | 699 |
| 1937 | 296 |
| 1938 | 304 |
| 1939 | 750 |
| 1940 | 444 |
| 1941 | 954 |
| 1942 | 382 |
| 1943 | 603 |
| 1944 | 321 |
| 1945 | 751 |
| 1946 | 492 |
| 1947 | 328 |
| 1948 | 296 |
| 1949 | 292 |
| 1950 | 1,042 |
| 1951 | 582 |
| 1952 | 474 |
| 1953 | 218 |
| 1954 | 355 |
| 1955 | 469 |
| 1956 | 363 |
| 1957 | 374 |
| 1958 | 347 |
| 1959 | 392 |
| 1960 | 585 |
| 1961 | 579 |
| 1962 | 284 |
| 1963 | 665 |
| 1964 | 348 |
| 1965 | 1,584 |
| 1966 | 540 |
| 1967 | 1,396 |
| 1968 | 915 |
| 1969 | 601 |
| 1970 | 533 |
| 1971 | 405 |
| 1972 | 1,028 |
| 1973 | 716 |
| 1974 | 694 |
| 1975 | 614 |
| 1976 | 538 |
| 1977 | 684 |
| 1978 | 1,003 |
| 1979 | 894 |
| 1980 | 588 |
| 1981 | 570 |
| 1982 | 1,284 |
| 1983 | 1,225 |
| 1984 | 446 |
| 1985 | 731 |
| 1986 | 626 |
| 1987 | 933 |
| 1988 | 1,001 |
| 1989 | 1,147 |
| 1990 | 1,478 |
| 1991 | 706 |
| 1992 | 789 |
| 1993 | 1,683 |
| 1994 | 960 |
| 1995 | 833 |
| 1996 | 518 |
| 1997 | 1,024 |
| 1998 | 1,144 |
| 1999 | 1,051 |
| 2000 | 524 |
| 2001 | 841 |
| 2002 | 1,562 |
| 2003 | 1,425 |
| 2004 | 1,232 |
| 2005 | 1,178 |
| 2006 | 551 |
| 2007 | 1,330 |
| 2008 | 1,066 |
| 2009 | 776 |
| 2010 | 678 |
| 2011 | 993 |
| 2012 | 3,348 |
| 2013 | 783 |
| 2014 | 701 |
| 2015 | 943 |
| 2016 | 675 |
| 2017 | 1,183 |
| 2018 | 921 |
| 2019 | 666 |
| 2020 | 672 |
| 2021 | 562 |
| 2022 | 476 |
| 2023 | 890 |
| 2024 | 843 |
| 2025 | 728 |
| 2026 | 2,870 |
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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).