Weather Records on 18 March 1960

585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1960. Highest significance: Caio Prado, BR.

Key Facts for 18 March 1960

On 18 March 1960, 585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 575 daily.
Caio Prado set an all-time record daily precipitation of 169.7 mm (6.7 in) on 18 March 1960.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

585 stations

585 station records on 18 March 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arachu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ord River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Borlam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

585 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 140.

Records on 18 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	140

Records on 18 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

489 broken records

Margins by which the 489 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1960

Top 20 records on 18 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1960	Caio Prado, BR	all-time rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	76 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1960	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1960	Gouna (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1960	Aledo, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1960	Monmouth, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1960	Louisiana Starks Nurse, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1960	Pawnee City, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1960	Campo Grande (Augusto Severo), BR	monthly rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1960	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1960	Madison, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1960	Ilkal, IN	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1960	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1960	Punta Gorda, US	monthly rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1960	Galva, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1960	Fayette, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1960	Arcadia, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1960	Chillicothe Radio Kchi, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1960	Bloomington Normal, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1960	Morrison, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1960	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	54 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1960. 1960 had 585 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 March 1960
Margin	Records
0 to 100	413
100 to 200	41
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	16
400 to 500	5