Weather Records on 18 March 1945

751 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1945. Highest significance: Wagoner, US.

Key Facts for 18 March 1945

On 18 March 1945, 751 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
539 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 731 daily.
Wagoner set a daily record precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 18 March 1945.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

751 stations

751 station records on 18 March 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Boughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	250.7 mm (9.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	301.2 mm (11.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wayne Maumee	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

751 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 301, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 238, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 11.

Records on 18 March 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	301
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	238
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 March 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 731.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

564 broken records

Margins by which the 564 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 194.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1945

Top 20 records on 18 March 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1945	Wagoner, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	Sooke Lake, CA	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	Clayoquot, CA	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	Glen Boughton, AU	daily rain	250.7 mm (9.9 in)	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	Archer Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	301.2 mm (11.9 in)	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	Shawnigan Lake, CA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	Denman Island, CA	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	Red Rvr, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	Rani(Ranigoda), IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	Cumberland, CA	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	Muskogee, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	Nanaimo, CA	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	Brockville, CA	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	70 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	Hugo, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1945	Tahlequah, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	34 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1945. 1945 had 751 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	532
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1