Weather Records on 18 March 1934

375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1934. Highest significance: Boisdale, AU.

Key Facts for 18 March 1934

On 18 March 1934, 375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 367 daily.
Boisdale set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 18 March 1934.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

375 stations

375 station records on 18 March 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boisdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indapur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dahiwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pusesauli	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

375 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 18 March 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 18 March 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

308 broken records

Margins by which the 308 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1934

Top 20 records on 18 March 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1934	Boisdale, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1934	Pontiac, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1934	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1934	Quincy, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1934	Kingfisher, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1934	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1934	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1934	Griggsville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1934	Carlinville, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1934	Griggsville, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1934	Hoopeston, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1934	Champaign 3S, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1934	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1934	Quincy, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1934	Pana, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1934	Pontiac, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1934	Charleston, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1934	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1934	Coldwater, CA	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1934	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	34 years	25 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1934. 1934 had 375 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 25	238
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	20
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	4
175 to 200	1