Weather Records on 18 March 1967

1,396 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1967. Highest significance: East London -Signal STN, ZA.

Key Facts for 18 March 1967

On 18 March 1967, 1,396 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 676 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,343 daily.
East London -Signal STN set a daily record precipitation of 87.0 mm (3.4 in) on 18 March 1967.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,396 stations

1,396 station records on 18 March 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Itirapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Pilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mawana	India	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kapan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Myra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bongaree Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cabrobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Granta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iron River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,396 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 335, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 341, Heaviest daily rainfall 571, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 18 March 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	335
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	341
Heaviest daily rainfall	571
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 18 March 1967 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 53, daily 1,343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,178 broken records

Margins by which the 1,178 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1967

Top 20 records on 18 March 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1967	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1967	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1967	Madakasira, IN	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1967	Avanigadda, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1967	Chandragiri, IN	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1967	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1967	Forest Hill, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1967	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1967	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1967	Gandai, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1967	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1967	Warwick Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1967	Old Koreelah (McPherson), AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1967	Tenali, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1967	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1967	Bangalow Motel, AU	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1967	Kyogle Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1967	Itirapina, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1967	Nandigama, IN	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1967	Devikulam, IN	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	52 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1967. 1967 had 1,396 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 20	970
20 to 40	126
40 to 60	57
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1