Weather Records on 18 March 1958

347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1958. Highest significance: Franklin, US.

Key Facts for 18 March 1958

On 18 March 1958, 347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 345 daily.
Franklin set a daily record snow depth of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 18 March 1958.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

347 stations

347 station records on 18 March 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Korong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Naretha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.7 C (-37.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parma	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clark 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

347 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 18 March 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 18 March 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 345.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1958

Top 20 records on 18 March 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1958	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1958	Gothenburg, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1958	Koshkonong, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1958	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1958	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1958	Sikeston, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1958	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1958	Saint Francis, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1958	Arcadia, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1958	Salem, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1958	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1958	Tobolsk, RU	daily low max	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	9.1 C (16.4 F)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1958	Columbus, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1958	Koshkonong, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1958	Korong, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1958	Arnsberg, DE	daily low min	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1958	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1958	Pushmataha, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1958	Birch Tree, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1958	Poplar Bluff, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1958. 1958 had 347 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	250
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	3