Weather Records on 18 March 1962

284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1962. Highest significance: Hartington, US.

Key Facts for 18 March 1962

On 18 March 1962, 284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 282 daily.
Hartington set a daily record snow depth of 71.1 cm (28.0 in) on 18 March 1962.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

284 stations

284 station records on 18 March 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boa Viagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acude General Sampaio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	132.0 cm (52.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	166.0 cm (65.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Catole	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	174.0 cm (68.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salva Vidas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Picos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

284 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 18 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 18 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 282.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

249 broken records

Margins by which the 249 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 560.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1962

Top 20 records on 18 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1962	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1962	Mahackala, RU	daily high min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1962	Akron, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1962	Boa Viagem, BR	daily rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1962	Hvar, HR	daily low min	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1962	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1962	Riva, IT	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	74 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1962	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1962	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1962	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1962	Sonnblick, AT	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1962	Acude General Sampaio, BR	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1962	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1962	Sonnblick, AT	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1962	Ico, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	132.0 cm (52.0 in)	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1962	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	166.0 cm (65.4 in)	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1962	El Reno 1 N, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1962	Academy 2NE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	29 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1962. 1962 had 284 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	233
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1