Weather Records on 19 March 1918

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1918. Highest significance: Oudenbosch, NL.

Key Facts for 19 March 1918

On 19 March 1918, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 34 daily.
Oudenbosch set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.9 mm (1.3 in) on 19 March 1918.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

36 stations

36 station records on 19 March 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.

Records on 19 March 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	9
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 March 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 34.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records

Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1918

Top 20 records on 19 March 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1918	Oudenbosch, NL	monthly rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1918	San Diego Wbo, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1918	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1918	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1918	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1918	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1918	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1918	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1918	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily low min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1918	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1918	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1918	Philadelphia City, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	19 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1918	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1918	Galway, IE	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	25 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1918	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	11 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1918	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	13.7 C (56.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1918	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	19 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1918	Darwin Post Office, AU	monthly low min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	2 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1918	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily high max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	27 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1918	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	21 years	11 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

1808 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1918. 1918 had 36 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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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	21
5 to 10	1
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1