Weather Records on 18 March 1982

1,284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1982. Highest significance: Minersville, US.

Key Facts for 18 March 1982

On 18 March 1982, 1,284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
630 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,234 daily.
Minersville set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 18 March 1982.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,284 stations

1,284 station records on 18 March 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Descanso Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lanihau 68.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Acton Escondido Fc261	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hemet	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Creek Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mundurin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Big Tujunga Dam Fc46	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chorrocho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Firth	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
O O Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Pines Park Fc83B	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Capitan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pacoima Dam Fc33A-E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Victorville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Dimas Fire Fc 95	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,284 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 317, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 313, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 18 March 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	317
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	313
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 18 March 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 49, daily 1,234.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

991 broken records

Margins by which the 991 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1982

Top 20 records on 18 March 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1982	Minersville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	83 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1982	P-Ranch South Place, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1982	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1982	Graz, AT	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1982	Beaumont #2, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1982	Palomar Mtn Obsy, US	all-time snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1982	Grouse, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1982	Descanso Rs, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1982	Lanihau 68.2, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1982	Chula Vista, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1982	Acton Escondido Fc261, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1982	Hemet, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1982	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1982	Barra de Sao Francisco, BR	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1982	Snow Creek Upper, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1982	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1982	Garden City Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1982	Henshaw Dam, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1982	Tustin Irvine Rch, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1982	Grouse, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	46 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1982. 1982 had 1,284 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	928
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2