Weather Records on 18 March 1916

73 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1916. Highest significance: Port Dover, CA.

Key Facts for 18 March 1916

On 18 March 1916, 73 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 68 daily.
Port Dover set a monthly record low maximum temperature of -17.8 C (0.0 F) on 18 March 1916.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

73 stations

73 station records on 18 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

73 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 18 March 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	7
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 68.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

62 broken records

Margins by which the 62 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1916

Top 20 records on 18 March 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1916	Port Dover, CA	monthly low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	Gospic, HR	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	Lucknow, CA	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	Gravenhurst, CA	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	Welland, CA	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	Setauket Strong, US	monthly low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	Port Dover, CA	monthly low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	Port Stanley, CA	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	Buffalo, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	State College, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	Woodstock, CA	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	Lindsay, CA	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1916	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	21 years	18 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1916. 1916 had 73 records.

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

Records on 03-18 in each year
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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	52
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	1