Weather Records on 18 March 1955

469 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1955. Highest significance: Yarronvale, AU.

Key Facts for 18 March 1955

On 18 March 1955, 469 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 464 daily.
Yarronvale set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 18 March 1955.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

469 stations

469 station records on 18 March 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Darr River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Netherdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barpeta	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ventry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

469 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 18 March 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 18 March 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 464.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1955

Top 20 records on 18 March 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1955	Yarronvale, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1955	Twin Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1955	Darr River Downs, AU	all-time rain	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1955	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1955	Finch Hatton Cook St, AU	daily rain	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	143.7 mm (5.7 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1955	Alpha Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1955	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1955	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1955	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1955	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1955	Eton Police Station, AU	daily rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1955	Netherdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1955	Plane Creek Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1955	Old Banchory Station, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1955	Blair Athol, AU	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1955	Sutherland Mwsdb, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1955	Lochnagar, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1955	Uanda, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1955	Oak Hills Station, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1955	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	44 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1955. 1955 had 469 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	279
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	16
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	8
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	4