Weather Records on 18 March 1949

292 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1949. Highest significance: Berlin-Dahlem, DE.

Key Facts for 18 March 1949

On 18 March 1949, 292 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 289 daily.
Berlin-Dahlem set a daily record precipitation of 27.1 mm (1.1 in) on 18 March 1949.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

292 stations

292 station records on 18 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Indus	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Potkabari	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonamukhi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Byrdstown 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalna	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hinton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New River	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

292 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 18 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 18 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

239 broken records

Margins by which the 239 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1949

Top 20 records on 18 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1949	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1949	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1949	Indus, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1949	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1949	Celina, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1949	Potkabari, IN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1949	Azimganj, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1949	Kilmashogue,Lowlands, ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1949	Bongaon, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1949	Millers Creek, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1949	Tamluk, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1949	Jackson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1949	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1949	Kingston, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1949	Gundy (Miller St), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1949	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1949	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1949	Trenton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1949	Gubbi Sr, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1949	Marble Hill, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1949. 1949 had 292 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	214
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1