Weather Records on 18 March 1959

392 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1959. Highest significance: Waaipoort, ZA.

Key Facts for 18 March 1959

On 18 March 1959, 392 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 390 daily.
Waaipoort set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 18 March 1959.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

392 stations

392 station records on 18 March 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waaipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 2	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maddens Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cockatoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Benito	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan State Forest 220	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

392 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 18 March 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 18 March 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 390.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

338 broken records

Margins by which the 338 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1959

Top 20 records on 18 March 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1959	Waaipoort, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1959	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1959	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1959	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1959	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1959	Copmanhurst Post Office, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1959	Calliope Public School, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1959	Burnett 3 S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1959	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1959	Gladwin, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1959	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1959	Burpengary Ulmann Rd, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1959	Virden, CA	monthly high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1959	Midland 2, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1959	Virden, CA	daily high min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1959	Humula (Rylands), AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1959	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1959	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1959	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1959	Mill Holme, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	32 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1959. 1959 had 392 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 100	329
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1