Weather Records on 18 March 1939

750 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1939. Highest significance: Euabalong (Lachlan St), AU.

Key Facts for 18 March 1939

On 18 March 1939, 750 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 321 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 716 daily.
Euabalong (Lachlan St) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 144.8 mm (5.7 in) on 18 March 1939.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

750 stations

750 station records on 18 March 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pomingalarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain (Dullah Dullah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rock View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kurud	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside (Adelong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera (Back Brewarrena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gogeldrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sanjari	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

750 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 210, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 372, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 18 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	210
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	372
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 18 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 32, daily 716.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

687 broken records

Margins by which the 687 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1939

Top 20 records on 18 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1939	Euabalong (Lachlan St), AU	all-time rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	79 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1939	Corryong (Parish Lane), AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1939	Brungle (Rosemount), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1939	Grong Grong (Berembed), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1939	Mummidivaram, IN	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1939	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	all-time rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1939	Dalgety (Hamilton St), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1939	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1939	Mittagong Head Station, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1939	Colinroobie, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1939	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1939	Chainpur, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1939	Cootamundra Post Office, AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1939	Henty Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1939	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1939	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1939	Argalong (the Farm), AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1939	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1939	Pomingalarna, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1939	Coringa(Corinza), IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	48 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1939. 1939 had 750 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	680
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1