Weather Records on 18 March 1947

328 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1947. Highest significance: Husum, DE.

Key Facts for 18 March 1947

On 18 March 1947, 328 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 319 daily.
Husum set a daily record snow depth of 30.0 cm (11.8 in) on 18 March 1947.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

328 stations

328 station records on 18 March 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Porto da Folha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Copperas Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bindango	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Nelungaloo (Nelungaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheep Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tirora	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandakata	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

328 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 18 March 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 18 March 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 319.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1947

Top 20 records on 18 March 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1947	Husum, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1947	Liveringa Upper, AU	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1947	Derby Post Office, AU	daily rain	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	139.9 mm (5.5 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1947	Meda, AU	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1947	Porto da Folha, BR	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1947	Gatesville, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1947	Mount Anderson, AU	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1947	Myroodah, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1947	Comanche, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1947	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1947	Hewitt, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1947	Weston 2 SE, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1947	Esplanada, BR	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1947	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1947	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1947	Geneve Observatoire, CH	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1947	Punta Gorda, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1947	Burnet, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1947	Midland 4 ENE, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1947	Copperas Cove, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	28 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1947. 1947 had 328 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 50	261
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2