Weather Records on 18 March 1957

374 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1957. Highest significance: Howard, US.

Key Facts for 18 March 1957

On 18 March 1957, 374 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 367 daily.
Howard set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 18 March 1957.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

374 stations

374 station records on 18 March 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petrolina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yallingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Akron	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

374 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 18 March 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 18 March 1957 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

328 broken records

Margins by which the 328 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 323.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1957

Top 20 records on 18 March 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1957	Howard, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1957	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1957	Twin Peaks, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1957	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1957	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1957	Alexandria, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1957	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	20.5 cm (8.1 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1957	Anahuac, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1957	Campestre, BR	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1957	Tyndall, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1957	Petrolina, BR	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1957	Parkston 8 ENE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1957	Idabel, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1957	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1957	Lynch, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1957	Schuyler, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1957	Marion, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1957	Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1957	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1957	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	41 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1957. 1957 had 374 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 50	290
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1