Weather Records on 16 March 1918

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1918. Highest significance: Venterstad, ZA.

Key Facts for 16 March 1918

On 16 March 1918, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 35 daily.
Venterstad set an all-time record daily precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 16 March 1918.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

40 stations

40 station records on 16 March 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 16 March 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 March 1918 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 2, daily 35.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

37 broken records

Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1918

Top 20 records on 16 March 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1918	Venterstad, ZA	all-time rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1918	Pointe Riche, CA	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1918	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1918	Britstown (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1918	Sydney, CA	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1918	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1918	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1918	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1918	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1918	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1918	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1918	Saint John, CA	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1918	Yarmouth, CA	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1918	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1918	Halifax, CA	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1918	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1918	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1918	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1918	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1918	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	21 years	15 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

1801 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1918. 1918 had 40 records.

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

Records on 03-16 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1822	1
1825	1
1828	1
1843	1
1845	4
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	3
1883	2
1884	6
1885	2
1886	2
1887	4
1888	4
1889	7
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	5
1895	5
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	5
1900	6
1901	8
1902	17
1904	7
1905	6
1906	13
1907	14
1908	33
1909	11
1910	18
1911	23
1912	19
1913	47
1914	42
1915	16
1916	39
1917	22
1918	40
1919	64
1920	56
1921	272
1922	19
1923	105
1924	70
1925	55
1926	117
1927	468
1928	208
1929	150
1930	391
1931	98
1932	337
1933	101
1934	283
1935	533
1936	321
1937	758
1938	537
1939	326
1940	230
1941	228
1942	786
1943	692
1944	410
1945	1,481
1946	1,341
1947	355
1948	482
1949	352
1950	388
1951	283
1952	584
1953	245
1954	259
1955	419
1956	802
1957	341
1958	409
1959	269
1960	955
1961	367
1962	376
1963	521
1964	172
1965	273
1966	1,204
1967	761
1968	656
1969	842
1970	670
1971	338
1972	817
1973	736
1974	622
1975	526
1976	486
1977	595
1978	719
1979	845
1980	557
1981	707
1982	1,211
1983	858
1984	617
1985	725
1986	549
1987	886
1988	1,331
1989	992
1990	2,159
1991	823
1992	1,013
1993	1,661
1994	959
1995	1,074
1996	732
1997	1,327
1998	1,193
1999	828
2000	709
2001	884
2002	1,096
2003	1,093
2004	1,367
2005	1,292
2006	717
2007	1,293
2008	899
2009	681
2010	630
2011	856
2012	2,749
2013	1,096
2014	631
2015	1,537
2016	972
2017	1,302
2018	540
2019	762
2020	659
2021	647
2022	432
2023	897
2024	814
2025	936
2026	1,412

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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 16 March 1918
Margin	Records
0 to 10	28
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1