Weather Records on 5 March 1918

82 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1918. Highest significance: Tullaroop Reservoir, AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 1918

On 5 March 1918, 82 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 82 daily.
Tullaroop Reservoir set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 5 March 1918.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

82 stations

82 station records on 5 March 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corny Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bass (Kilcunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newlyn Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Tragowell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaarimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeruk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Rail (Dalyenong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mitiamo 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brim (Boswell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Metcalfe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Langi Chiram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Laen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Trainors Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

82 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 March 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 March 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 82.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

76 broken records

Margins by which the 76 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1918

Top 20 records on 5 March 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1918	Tullaroop Reservoir, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1918	Corny Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1918	New Westminster, CA	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1918	Corny Point, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1918	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1918	Bass (Kilcunda), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1918	Newlyn Reservoir, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1918	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1918	Wooroonook, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1918	Dumosa, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1918	Kerang (Tragowell), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1918	Old Noarlunga Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1918	Elliston, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1918	Kaarimba, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1918	Moonta, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1918	Jeruk, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1918	Canary Island, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1918	Boolcoomatta, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1918	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily low max	22.4 C (72.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1918	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	30 years	16 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

1794 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 82 records.

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

Records on 03-05 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1801	1
1810	1
1821	2
1845	3
1846	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	5
1861	1
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	4
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1880	5
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	3
1890	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	5
1900	2
1901	11
1902	15
1903	16
1904	3
1905	6
1906	15
1907	17
1908	12
1909	19
1910	34
1911	14
1912	31
1913	47
1914	27
1915	32
1916	14
1917	79
1918	82
1919	226
1920	102
1921	184
1922	42
1923	65
1924	159
1925	198
1926	240
1927	182
1928	68
1929	247
1930	118
1931	268
1932	320
1933	352
1934	347
1935	503
1936	125
1937	417
1938	350
1939	628
1940	150
1941	245
1942	287
1943	692
1944	485
1945	743
1946	706
1947	428
1948	946
1949	378
1950	534
1951	644
1952	347
1953	184
1954	468
1955	1,402
1956	658
1957	479
1958	365
1959	749
1960	2,228
1961	834
1962	491
1963	630
1964	852
1965	715
1966	539
1967	343
1968	1,029
1969	338
1970	317
1971	888
1972	810
1973	378
1974	912
1975	429
1976	1,479
1977	812
1978	1,689
1979	889
1980	418
1981	665
1982	525
1983	2,283
1984	648
1985	637
1986	754
1987	1,928
1988	623
1989	1,673
1990	836
1991	1,246
1992	1,488
1993	813
1994	796
1995	1,489
1996	856
1997	1,026
1998	1,016
1999	644
2000	1,127
2001	755
2002	1,373
2003	1,061
2004	1,558
2005	1,129
2006	624
2007	728
2008	913
2009	1,159
2010	729
2011	696
2012	575
2013	694
2014	1,006
2015	1,551
2016	875
2017	847
2018	652
2019	1,809
2020	1,274
2021	373
2022	635
2023	717
2024	979
2025	1,071
2026	992

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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 20	72
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1