Weather Records on 18 March 1952

474 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1952. Highest significance: Kakinada, IN.

Key Facts for 18 March 1952

On 18 March 1952, 474 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 471 daily.
Kakinada set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 18 March 1952.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

474 stations

474 station records on 18 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arabella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.3 C (-33.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wrights	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

474 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 18 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 18 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 471.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 838.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1952

Top 20 records on 18 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1952	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1952	Bulgroo Station, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1952	Lincoln 1 SE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1952	Williams, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1952	Frederick, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1952	Ft Valley, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1952	Grand Canyon HQ, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1952	Minneapolis, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1952	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1952	Geneva, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1952	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1952	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1952	Larned, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1952	Ames 3 SW, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1952	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1952	Hiawatha, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1952	Isis Junction Railway STN, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1952	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1952	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	37 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1952. 1952 had 474 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 200	407
200 to 400	8
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1