Weather Records on 18 March 1924

96 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1924. Highest significance: Concordia ASOS, US.

Key Facts for 18 March 1924

On 18 March 1924, 96 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 95 daily.
Concordia ASOS set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 18 March 1924.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

96 stations

96 station records on 18 March 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

96 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 18 March 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 18 March 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 95.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

85 broken records

Margins by which the 85 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1924

Top 20 records on 18 March 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1924	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1924	Eustis 2 S, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1924	Kissimmee, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1924	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1924	Ocala, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1924	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1924	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1924	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	monthly rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1924	Tampa, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1924	Andenes, NO	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1924	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1924	Natural Brg, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1924	Poretskoye, RU	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1924	El Paso, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1924	Buckeye, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1924	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1924	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1924	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1924	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1924	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	19 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

1806 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1924. 1924 had 96 records.

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

Records on 03-18 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1807	1
1808	1
1810	1
1814	1
1831	1
1836	1
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1850	5
1853	2
1859	1
1863	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	3
1876	1
1881	1
1882	3
1884	3
1885	1
1887	1
1888	4
1890	3
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	10
1897	14
1898	5
1899	8
1900	14
1901	2
1902	9
1903	22
1904	9
1905	19
1906	13
1907	11
1908	8
1909	9
1910	12
1911	17
1912	16
1913	24
1914	32
1915	30
1916	73
1917	45
1918	32
1919	25
1920	39
1921	66
1922	39
1923	262
1924	96
1925	145
1926	251
1927	376
1928	301
1929	106
1930	261
1931	167
1932	212
1933	244
1934	375
1935	87
1936	699
1937	296
1938	304
1939	750
1940	444
1941	954
1942	382
1943	603
1944	321
1945	751
1946	492
1947	328
1948	296
1949	292
1950	1,042
1951	582
1952	474
1953	218
1954	355
1955	469
1956	363
1957	374
1958	347
1959	392
1960	585
1961	579
1962	284
1963	665
1964	348
1965	1,584
1966	540
1967	1,396
1968	915
1969	601
1970	533
1971	405
1972	1,028
1973	716
1974	694
1975	614
1976	538
1977	684
1978	1,003
1979	894
1980	588
1981	570
1982	1,284
1983	1,225
1984	446
1985	731
1986	626
1987	933
1988	1,001
1989	1,147
1990	1,478
1991	706
1992	789
1993	1,683
1994	960
1995	833
1996	518
1997	1,024
1998	1,144
1999	1,051
2000	524
2001	841
2002	1,562
2003	1,425
2004	1,232
2005	1,178
2006	551
2007	1,330
2008	1,066
2009	776
2010	678
2011	993
2012	3,348
2013	783
2014	701
2015	943
2016	675
2017	1,183
2018	921
2019	666
2020	672
2021	562
2022	476
2023	890
2024	843
2025	728
2026	2,870

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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 50	80
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2