Weather Records on 18 March 1937

296 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1937. Highest significance: Miena Dam, AU.

Key Facts for 18 March 1937

On 18 March 1937, 296 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 289 daily.
Miena Dam set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 18 March 1937.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

296 stations

296 station records on 18 March 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boolarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Andover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Healesville (Nyora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Town (Quorn Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

296 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 18 March 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 18 March 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

261 broken records

Margins by which the 261 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 540.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1937

Top 20 records on 18 March 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1937	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Boolarra, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Devonport Harbour Master, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Westbury (Valley View), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Zeehan Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Oatlands Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Cressy Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Cape Sorell, AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Soro, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Caveside, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Carrick (Oaks Road), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1937	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	36 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1937. 1937 had 296 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 100	257
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1