Weather Records on 18 March 1927

376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1927. Highest significance: Isidinge (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 18 March 1927

On 18 March 1927, 376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 375 daily.
Isidinge (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 18 March 1927.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

376 stations

376 station records on 18 March 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah River	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cantara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minimay (Neuarpur Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

376 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 18 March 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 March 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 375.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1927

Top 20 records on 18 March 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1927	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1927	Paducah, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1927	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1927	Pocahontas 1, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1927	New Burnside, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1927	Paducah River, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1927	Marion, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1927	Philadelphia City, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1927	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1927	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1927	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1927	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1927	Washington, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1927	Corning, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1927	Anna 4 N, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1927	Cairo River, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1927	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1927	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	38.1 C (100.6 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1927	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high max	40.3 C (104.5 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1927	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	24 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1927. 1927 had 376 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 10	303
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1