Weather Records on 14 March 1918

244 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1918. Highest significance: Beaufort West (Met), ZA.

Key Facts for 14 March 1918

On 14 March 1918, 244 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 232 daily.
Beaufort West (Met) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 205.2 mm (8.1 in) on 14 March 1918.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

244 stations

244 station records on 14 March 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yallook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cottam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bedooba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kooba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goorimpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kyamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Springfield 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

244 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 14 March 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 March 1918 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 9, daily 232.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

229 broken records

Margins by which the 229 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1918

Top 20 records on 14 March 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1918	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	all-time rain	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	38 years	75 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1918	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1918	Pella, ZA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1918	Yallook, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1918	Boort, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1918	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1918	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1918	The Rock (Bullenbong), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1918	Calivil, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1918	Cottam, CA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1918	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1918	Bedooba, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1918	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1918	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1918	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1918	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1918	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1918	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1918	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1918	Hillston Airport, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	34 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 244 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 March 1918
Margin	Records
0 to 20	185
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1