Weather Records on 18 March 1932

212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1932. Highest significance: Chhaygaon, IN.

Key Facts for 18 March 1932

On 18 March 1932, 212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 204 daily.
Chhaygaon set a daily record precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 18 March 1932.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

212 stations

212 station records on 18 March 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lilli Pilli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wamberal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Brush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parbatsar	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian Lead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

212 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 18 March 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 18 March 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 204.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

186 broken records

Margins by which the 186 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1932

Top 20 records on 18 March 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1932	Chhaygaon, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1932	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1932	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1932	Lilli Pilli, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1932	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1932	Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals), AU	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1932	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1932	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1932	Athens, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1932	Cascade Locks, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1932	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1932	Vaikom, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1932	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1932	Albany 1 N, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1932	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1932	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1932	Sable Island, CA	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1932	Corvallis State UNIV, US	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1932	Ellerston (Glenrock), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1932	Wamberal Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	23 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1932. 1932 had 212 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 20	151
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1