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Weather Records on 28 March 1918

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1918. Highest significance: Thomas River (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 28 March 1918

  • On 28 March 1918, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Thomas River (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 28 March 1918.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 28 March 1918 20 station records on 28 March 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 28 March 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 March 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Thomas River (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord low minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord low maximum temperature7.6 C (45.7 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-6.6 C (20.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-5.9 C (21.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-5.2 C (22.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord low minimum temperature-2.3 C (27.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low maximum temperature-5.9 C (21.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-5.9 C (21.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
IdaSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'RussiaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature-15.4 C (4.3 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 28 March 1918 by type Records set or tied on 28 March 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 035810Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 9Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 March 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 28 March 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum9
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 March 1918 by timescale Records on 28 March 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 March 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 19.
Records on 28 March 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 March 1918 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.7. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 112 to 4: 34 to 6: 26 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 March 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 211
2 to 43
4 to 62
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1918
Top 20 records on 28 March 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 March 1918Thomas River (Sar), ZAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)37 years27 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918Hvar, HRdaily low min1.0 C (33.8 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)39 years22 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918Hvar, HRdaily low max7.6 C (45.7 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)11 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918Minnedosa, CAmonthly high min4.4 C (39.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)8 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918Salzburg, ATdaily low min-6.6 C (20.1 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)35 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918Bamberg, DEdaily low min-5.9 C (21.4 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918Kremsmuenster, ATdaily low min-5.2 C (22.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918St Albans, CAdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily low min-2.3 C (27.9 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918St. Petersburg, RUdaily low max-5.9 C (21.4 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily low min-5.9 C (21.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918Ida, ZAdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)1 year7 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918Stony Mountain, CAdaily high max14.4 C (57.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918Maly Uzen', RUdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)0 years4 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918Tartu, EEdaily low min-15.4 C (4.3 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)3 years3 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918Qu'appelle, CAdaily high min (Tie)-1.1 C (30.0 F)tie25 years2 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918Middletown 4 W, USdaily low min (Tie)-6.7 C (19.9 F)tie23 years2 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1918Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low min (Tie)7.8 C (46.0 F)tie11 years1 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

1805 to 1918
Records on 03-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1918. 1918 had 20 records. 01,0002,0003,0001805: 11806: 11808: 21815: 11822: 11830: 21847: 11849: 11850: 21853: 11861: 11862: 31863: 11864: 11865: 21866: 11867: 21870: 11872: 21876: 21878: 31881: 11882: 21883: 11884: 11885: 21886: 31887: 21888: 31890: 61892: 11893: 11894: 21895: 41896: 61897: 41898: 41899: 11900: 21901: 81902: 251903: 151904: 91905: 451906: 141907: 261908: 111909: 71910: 381911: 211912: 231913: 281914: 461915: 491916: 361917: 441918: 201919: 621920: 551921: 791922: 441923: 3081924: 1531925: 1241926: 2221927: 701928: 2661929: 2361930: 2091931: 4691932: 4591933: 1931934: 4801935: 1171936: 3621937: 5761938: 3961939: 2871940: 3191941: 2551942: 4171943: 3471944: 9941945: 7191946: 8381947: 9431948: 1721949: 3161950: 3771951: 4371952: 3131953: 3031954: 5341955: 1,1111956: 4731957: 2721958: 3711959: 3851960: 5551961: 5211962: 6361963: 1,0901964: 4331965: 5171966: 5841967: 3601968: 7031969: 6301970: 8481971: 9011972: 4471973: 6701974: 6141975: 1,9961976: 4861977: 1,2541978: 6871979: 6141980: 1,0141981: 7931982: 1,1861983: 1,0141984: 8981985: 1,4491986: 1,3941987: 1,0001988: 5461989: 2,1251990: 9161991: 1,2541992: 7891993: 9871994: 1,2011995: 9881996: 1,2691997: 5911998: 1,7191999: 8392000: 6482001: 1,0812002: 9872003: 6412004: 1,0622005: 8532006: 7302007: 1,5602008: 9242009: 1,1542010: 5592011: 9132012: 7812013: 1,0082014: 8852015: 1,3292016: 5472017: 5162018: 7992019: 4572020: 8792021: 5692022: 1,2602023: 9652024: 3342025: 1,0582026: 1,4421805187018961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1918. 1918 had 20 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-28 in each year
YearRecords
18051
18061
18082
18151
18221
18302
18471
18491
18502
18531
18611
18623
18631
18641
18652
18661
18672
18701
18722
18762
18783
18811
18822
18831
18841
18852
18863
18872
18883
18906
18921
18931
18942
18954
18966
18974
18984
18991
19002
19018
190225
190315
19049
190545
190614
190726
190811
19097
191038
191121
191223
191328
191446
191549
191636
191744
191820
191962
192055
192179
192244
1923308
1924153
1925124
1926222
192770
1928266
1929236
1930209
1931469
1932459
1933193
1934480
1935117
1936362
1937576
1938396
1939287
1940319
1941255
1942417
1943347
1944994
1945719
1946838
1947943
1948172
1949316
1950377
1951437
1952313
1953303
1954534
19551,111
1956473
1957272
1958371
1959385
1960555
1961521
1962636
19631,090
1964433
1965517
1966584
1967360
1968703
1969630
1970848
1971901
1972447
1973670
1974614
19751,996
1976486
19771,254
1978687
1979614
19801,014
1981793
19821,186
19831,014
1984898
19851,449
19861,394
19871,000
1988546
19892,125
1990916
19911,254
1992789
1993987
19941,201
1995988
19961,269
1997591
19981,719
1999839
2000648
20011,081
2002987
2003641
20041,062
2005853
2006730
20071,560
2008924
20091,154
2010559
2011913
2012781
20131,008
2014885
20151,329
2016547
2017516
2018799
2019457
2020879
2021569
20221,260
2023965
2024334
20251,058
20261,442

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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).