Weather Records on 18 March 1979

894 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1979. Highest significance: Frankfort, US.

Key Facts for 18 March 1979

On 18 March 1979, 894 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 865 daily.
Frankfort set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 18 March 1979.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

894 stations

894 station records on 18 March 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wasilla 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leedey	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coral Harbour A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

894 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 453, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 18 March 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	453
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 18 March 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 865.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

784 broken records

Margins by which the 784 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 236.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1979

Top 20 records on 18 March 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1979	Frankfort, US	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1979	Lindsborg 3E, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1979	McPherson, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1979	Chapman, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1979	Abilene, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1979	Panhandle, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1979	Taloga, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1979	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1979	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1979	Norwich, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1979	Ralston, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1979	Woodward, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1979	Wasilla 3 S, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1979	Dodge City, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1979	Coldwater, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1979	Higgins, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1979	Jetmore, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1979	Pratt 3NW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1979	Crete 4ESE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1979	Arnett 3NE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	51 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1979. 1979 had 894 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1979-03-18: 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 50	745
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	4