Weather Records on 18 March 1926

251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1926. Highest significance: Condobolin Retirement Village, AU.

Key Facts for 18 March 1926

On 18 March 1926, 251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 248 daily.
Condobolin Retirement Village set a monthly record daily precipitation of 103.9 mm (4.1 in) on 18 March 1926.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

251 stations

251 station records on 18 March 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewin (Boona Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wandary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Mowalba Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Black Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warratta Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mandamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cadia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

251 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 234.

Records on 18 March 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 March 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 248.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

244 broken records

Margins by which the 244 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1926

Top 20 records on 18 March 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1926	Condobolin Retirement Village, AU	monthly rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1926	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1926	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1926	Marsden (Merungle), AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1926	Oberon (Springbank), AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1926	Lake Cowal, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1926	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1926	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1926	Sofala Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1926	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1926	Barmedman Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1926	Condobolin Station, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1926	Rosewin (Boona Tank), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1926	Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1926	Wandary, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1926	Rylstone (Ilford Rd), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1926	O'Connell (Stratford), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1926	Condobolin (Mowalba Tank), AU	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1926	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1926	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1926. 1926 had 251 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 March 1926
Margin	Records
0 to 10	112
10 to 20	75
20 to 30	35
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	3