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Weather Records on 24 March 1918

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1918. Highest significance: Galway, IE.

Key Facts for 24 March 1918

  • On 24 March 1918, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Galway set a daily record high maximum temperature of 17.8 C (64.0 F) on 24 March 1918.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 24 March 1918 20 station records on 24 March 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 24 March 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 March 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high minimum temperature9.9 C (49.8 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature29.2 C (84.6 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
SaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-25.8 C (-14.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang (Goomgerah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature22.5 C (72.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.2 mm (0.13 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord low minimum temperature-3.4 C (25.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.6 C (61.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature35.1 C (95.2 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high maximum temperature18.8 C (65.8 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
SalekhardRussiaRecord daily precipitation2.4 mm (0.09 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 24 March 1918 by type Records set or tied on 24 March 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 March 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 24 March 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 March 1918 by timescale Records on 24 March 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 March 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20.
Records on 24 March 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 March 1918 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.6. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 1: 81 to 2: 22 to 3: 53 to 4: 14 to 5: 05 to 6: 06 to 7: 17 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 March 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 18
1 to 22
2 to 35
3 to 41
4 to 50
5 to 60
6 to 71
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1918
Top 20 records on 24 March 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 March 1918Galway, IEdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)46 years30 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Wien, ATdaily high min9.9 C (49.8 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)62 years29 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Hambantota, LKdaily low max29.2 C (84.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Swift Current, CAdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Britstown (Pol), ZAdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Astoria, USdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Vestervig, DKdaily high min4.2 C (39.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Sale, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Arhangelsk, RUdaily low min-25.8 C (-14.4 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Bonang (Goomgerah), AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min22.5 C (72.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Kola-In-Murman, RUdaily rain3.2 mm (0.13 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)3 years8 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Tashkent, UZdaily low min-3.4 C (25.9 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Robe Comparison, AUdaily high min16.6 C (61.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily high max35.1 C (95.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Innsbruck, ATdaily high max18.8 C (65.8 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)3 years4 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Salekhard, RUdaily rain2.4 mm (0.09 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)1 year4 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Orebro, SEdaily high min (Tie)3.0 C (37.4 F)tie15 years1 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1918Bird Rocks, CAdaily high max (Tie)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie1 year0 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 on 03-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 20 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11834: 11836: 11837: 11847: 11850: 21853: 11854: 11857: 11858: 11859: 21862: 11863: 11865: 31866: 11867: 11868: 11869: 21870: 11871: 31872: 11873: 21874: 21876: 11877: 31879: 21882: 21883: 21884: 21885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 31889: 11890: 31892: 11893: 21894: 41895: 201896: 101897: 71898: 61899: 51900: 61901: 51902: 111903: 331904: 81905: 131906: 241907: 311908: 201909: 251910: 401911: 41912: 231913: 831914: 361915: 241916: 291917: 271918: 201919: 221920: 531921: 411922: 311923: 941924: 651925: 761926: 3281927: 1291928: 2771929: 5541930: 821931: 1021932: 2401933: 2061934: 7311935: 2191936: 3461937: 3361938: 4491939: 5541940: 1,5041941: 2581942: 1761943: 2101944: 3671945: 6991946: 2121947: 3941948: 3211949: 3241950: 3831951: 3731952: 7791953: 9551954: 4891955: 1,2271956: 6071957: 5331958: 4401959: 1711960: 8551961: 3591962: 3431963: 4991964: 1,0941965: 1,9941966: 6331967: 8931968: 1,2171969: 1,0571970: 2191971: 6381972: 4661973: 7281974: 1,6671975: 9261976: 4481977: 4541978: 5081979: 1,0581980: 5061981: 9001982: 5591983: 1,1181984: 4871985: 4181986: 9871987: 9621988: 1,1651989: 1,0721990: 1,5371991: 9191992: 7601993: 1,2101994: 1,3791995: 1,2871996: 8731997: 7791998: 1,2221999: 5222000: 7802001: 9212002: 5982003: 6932004: 1,3382005: 8642006: 1,1622007: 1,9632008: 1,3682009: 9202010: 6472011: 8882012: 1,6312013: 1,6702014: 9482015: 5972016: 7372017: 6512018: 8172019: 3612020: 5752021: 1,0182022: 8812023: 1,5382024: 8202025: 1,2072026: 2,0041794186918901908192519421959197619932010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 20 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-24 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18341
18361
18371
18471
18502
18531
18541
18571
18581
18592
18621
18631
18653
18661
18671
18681
18692
18701
18713
18721
18732
18742
18761
18773
18792
18822
18832
18842
18851
18864
18871
18883
18891
18903
18921
18932
18944
189520
189610
18977
18986
18995
19006
19015
190211
190333
19048
190513
190624
190731
190820
190925
191040
19114
191223
191383
191436
191524
191629
191727
191820
191922
192053
192141
192231
192394
192465
192576
1926328
1927129
1928277
1929554
193082
1931102
1932240
1933206
1934731
1935219
1936346
1937336
1938449
1939554
19401,504
1941258
1942176
1943210
1944367
1945699
1946212
1947394
1948321
1949324
1950383
1951373
1952779
1953955
1954489
19551,227
1956607
1957533
1958440
1959171
1960855
1961359
1962343
1963499
19641,094
19651,994
1966633
1967893
19681,217
19691,057
1970219
1971638
1972466
1973728
19741,667
1975926
1976448
1977454
1978508
19791,058
1980506
1981900
1982559
19831,118
1984487
1985418
1986987
1987962
19881,165
19891,072
19901,537
1991919
1992760
19931,210
19941,379
19951,287
1996873
1997779
19981,222
1999522
2000780
2001921
2002598
2003693
20041,338
2005864
20061,162
20071,963
20081,368
2009920
2010647
2011888
20121,631
20131,670
2014948
2015597
2016737
2017651
2018817
2019361
2020575
20211,018
2022881
20231,538
2024820
20251,207
20262,004

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).