Weather Records on 18 March 1963

665 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1963. Highest significance: Western Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 18 March 1963

On 18 March 1963, 665 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
229 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 646 daily.
Western Creek set a daily record precipitation of 81.0 mm (3.2 in) on 18 March 1963.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

665 stations

665 station records on 18 March 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Ipanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabunia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bodocongo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Price Game Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cotswold	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

665 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 18 March 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 18 March 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 646.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

495 broken records

Margins by which the 495 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1963

Top 20 records on 18 March 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1963	Western Creek, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1963	Turallin, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1963	Wynnum Railway Station, AU	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1963	Kendall Post Office, AU	monthly rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1963	Prescott, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1963	Millmerran Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1963	Cornwall, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1963	Hiawatha, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1963	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1963	Globe Rs, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1963	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1963	Natural Brg, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1963	Pinal Rch, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1963	Winslow AP, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1963	Santana Do Ipanema, BR	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1963	Coolabunia, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1963	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1963	Stewarts River Public School, AU	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1963	Tombstone, US	monthly low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1963	Nenzel 20 S, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	40 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1963. 1963 had 665 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	480
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1