Weather Records on 18 March 1978

1,003 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1978. Highest significance: Bombala (Nungatta), AU.

Key Facts for 18 March 1978

On 18 March 1978, 1,003 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
368 were record highs and 346 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 958 daily.
Bombala (Nungatta) set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 18 March 1978.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,003 stations

1,003 station records on 18 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bombala (Nungatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Denison (Wandocka State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rouchel Brook (Albano)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clouds Creek State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta Bowls Comp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.0 mm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lerma	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tezontepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Madero	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensworth (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Christmas Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,003 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 176, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 170, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 18 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	176
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	170
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 18 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 44, daily 958.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

798 broken records

Margins by which the 798 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 813.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1978

Top 20 records on 18 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1978	Bombala (Nungatta), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	87 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1978	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1978	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	106 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1978	Chitradurga, IN	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1978	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1978	Denison (Wandocka State School, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1978	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1978	Greta Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1978	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1978	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1978	Huichapan, MX	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1978	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1978	Grayling, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1978	Rouchel Brook (Albano), AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1978	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1978	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1978	Ashley, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1978	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	daily rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1978	Clouds Creek State Forest, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1978	Coolangatta Bowls Comp, AU	daily rain	217.0 mm (8.5 in)	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	11 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1978. 1978 had 1,003 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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Data for records on 1978-03-18: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 200	791
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1