Weather Records on 12 March 1918

96 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1918. Highest significance: Pointe Riche, CA.

Key Facts for 12 March 1918

On 12 March 1918, 96 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 96 daily.
Pointe Riche set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 12 March 1918.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

96 stations

96 station records on 12 March 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moolpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabangee Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Trainors Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Warloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tyntynder Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wangamana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rupanyup (Lallat Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chepstowe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

96 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 12 March 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 March 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 96.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

89 broken records

Margins by which the 89 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1918

Top 20 records on 12 March 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1918	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1918	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1918	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1918	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1918	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1918	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1918	Benjeroop (Davey), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1918	St Albans, CA	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1918	Gorki, BY	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1918	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1918	Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1918	Mathoura (Mathoura Station), AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1918	Moolpa, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1918	Buangor 1, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1918	Wentworth (Wamberra Station), AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1918	Hay (Miller Street), AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1918	Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1918	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1918	White River, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1918	White River, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 years	20 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

1810 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1918. 1918 had 96 records.

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

Records on 03-12 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1822	2
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1867	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	6
1887	1
1888	4
1890	5
1891	5
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1899	2
1900	4
1901	3
1902	14
1903	8
1904	7
1905	12
1906	34
1907	9
1908	11
1909	26
1910	23
1911	15
1912	7
1913	19
1914	89
1915	17
1916	27
1917	54
1918	96
1919	50
1920	42
1921	59
1922	29
1923	165
1924	168
1925	127
1926	128
1927	399
1928	204
1929	324
1930	210
1931	159
1932	589
1933	290
1934	639
1935	330
1936	399
1937	189
1938	293
1939	525
1940	588
1941	215
1942	239
1943	194
1944	448
1945	241
1946	532
1947	727
1948	1,510
1949	544
1950	841
1951	475
1952	433
1953	298
1954	603
1955	613
1956	1,159
1957	371
1958	611
1959	513
1960	891
1961	432
1962	846
1963	669
1964	285
1965	422
1966	384
1967	1,135
1968	931
1969	1,254
1970	391
1971	481
1972	1,215
1973	890
1974	784
1975	540
1976	657
1977	1,834
1978	554
1979	606
1980	601
1981	1,112
1982	860
1983	1,057
1984	1,235
1985	886
1986	658
1987	728
1988	918
1989	1,402
1990	2,905
1991	607
1992	1,423
1993	931
1994	619
1995	1,067
1996	1,030
1997	990
1998	2,483
1999	636
2000	715
2001	1,392
2002	935
2003	703
2004	649
2005	1,020
2006	2,121
2007	1,652
2008	684
2009	1,148
2010	791
2011	494
2012	981
2013	874
2014	645
2015	793
2016	809
2017	702
2018	609
2019	865
2020	762
2021	659
2022	1,144
2023	877
2024	527
2025	615
2026	1,212

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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 50	83
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1