Weather Records on 18 March 1942

382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1942. Highest significance: Toodyay, AU.

Key Facts for 18 March 1942

On 18 March 1942, 382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 375 daily.
Toodyay set a daily record precipitation of 89.4 mm (3.5 in) on 18 March 1942.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

382 stations

382 station records on 18 March 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jenna Pullin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dutson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quanaminning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fernbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walgormouring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kialla East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cloughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalimna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.8 C (-25.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

382 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 18 March 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 18 March 1942 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 375.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

351 broken records

Margins by which the 351 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1942

Top 20 records on 18 March 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1942	Toodyay, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Kafferskraal, ZA	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Jenna Pullin, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Dutson, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Wongan Hills, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Hakea, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Quanaminning, AU	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Mahalapye, BW	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Fernbank, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Marlo, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Potchefstroom;Braksp, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Carnamah, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Tranebjerg, DK	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Round Hill, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Goomalling, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Walgormouring, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Seaspray (Burong), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1942	Meckering, AU	all-time rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	7 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1942. 1942 had 382 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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Data for records on 1942-03-18: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	343
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1