Weather Records on 18 March 1961

579 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1961. Highest significance: Setlagodi (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 18 March 1961

On 18 March 1961, 579 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 563 daily.
Setlagodi (Pol) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 159.0 mm (6.3 in) on 18 March 1961.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

579 stations

579 station records on 18 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Neverset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Soutwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterval Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adamshoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartebeesthoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ancho	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plooysburg S.A.P.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Funnystone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wanda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

579 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 304, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 18 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	304
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 18 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 10, daily 563.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

504 broken records

Margins by which the 504 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1961

Top 20 records on 18 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1961	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	74 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1961	Neverset, ZA	all-time rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1961	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1961	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1961	Ft Robinson, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1961	Holbrook, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1961	Sterkspruit, ZA	all-time rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1961	Kalkpoort, ZA	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1961	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1961	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1961	Harrisburg 12WNW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1961	Zastron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1961	Cedar City Powerhouse, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1961	Eureka, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1961	Hecla, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1961	Enid, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1961	Gannapan, ZA	all-time rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1961	Yoder 5 W, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1961	Milan, IT	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	150 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1961	Brewton 3 SSE, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	3 years	43 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1961. 1961 had 579 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).