Weather Records on 18 March 1956

363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1956. Highest significance: Gnalta, AU.

Key Facts for 18 March 1956

On 18 March 1956, 363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 353 daily.
Gnalta set a daily record precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 18 March 1956.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

363 stations

363 station records on 18 March 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ubajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toms River	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Hall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dumpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

363 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 18 March 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 18 March 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 353.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

310 broken records

Margins by which the 310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 991.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1956

Top 20 records on 18 March 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1956	Gnalta, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1956	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1956	Rietpoort, ZA	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1956	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1956	Gidhour, IN	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1956	Ubajara, BR	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1956	Springs-Olympia Park, ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1956	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1956	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1956	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1956	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1956	Midnapore, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1956	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1956	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1956	Rosherville (Pow), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1956	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1956	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1956	Amta, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1956	Manchester, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	13.4 C (24.1 F)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1956	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1956. 1956 had 363 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 200	302
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1