Weather Records on 18 March 1950

1,042 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1950. Highest significance: Rushworth, AU.

Key Facts for 18 March 1950

On 18 March 1950, 1,042 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 30 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 958 daily.
Rushworth set an all-time record daily precipitation of 138.4 mm (5.4 in) on 18 March 1950.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,042 stations

1,042 station records on 18 March 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Merton Weir Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ruffy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Nagambie (Goulburn Weir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wanalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Waranga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Woodfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Molesworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mitiamo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands (Glentannar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glenaroua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tiega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Marlbed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Middelpos (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Galah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ouyen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Corop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Macorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barham 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paringa (Beardy Park Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caniambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baddaginnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,042 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 780, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 18 March 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	780
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 18 March 1950 by timescale: all-time 30, monthly 54, daily 958.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

954 broken records

Margins by which the 954 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 1950

Top 20 records on 18 March 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1950	Rushworth, AU	all-time rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	75 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Whroo, AU	all-time rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	75 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Merton Weir Farm, AU	all-time rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	74 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Ruffy, AU	all-time rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	23 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Nagambie (Goulburn Weir), AU	all-time rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Wanalta, AU	all-time rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Saint John, CA	daily snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Waranga Reservoir, AU	all-time rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Mount Buffalo Chalet, AU	monthly rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Woodfield, AU	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Dingee, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Colbinabbin, AU	all-time rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Kyabram Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Molesworth, AU	all-time rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Riddells Creek, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Yea, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1950	Jerilderie (Coree STN), AU	all-time rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1950. 1950 had 1,042 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	900
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1