Weather Records on 18 March 1976

538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1976. Highest significance: Kokstad, ZA.

Key Facts for 18 March 1976

On 18 March 1976, 538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 527 daily.
Kokstad set a daily record precipitation of 56.0 mm (2.2 in) on 18 March 1976.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

538 stations

538 station records on 18 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sumy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda N.S.Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pompeia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maseru	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flitwick Grange	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corupa (Hansa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Capinzal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Do Cachoeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Lomond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goedemoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Band	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

538 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 18 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 18 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

456 broken records

Margins by which the 456 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 1976

Top 20 records on 18 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1976	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Sumy, UA	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Cromleigh,Ixopo, ZA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Irishtown, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	The Valleys, ZA	daily rain	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Oenpelli, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Mvenyane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Lawrence, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Frasers, ZA	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Marquard - Pol 29, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Fazenda N.S.Aparecida, BR	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Pompeia, BR	daily rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Maseru, LS	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	69 years	39 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1976. 1976 had 538 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	449
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1