Weather Records on 18 March 1984

446 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1984. Highest significance: Holdrege, US.

Key Facts for 18 March 1984

On 18 March 1984, 446 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 418 daily.
Holdrege set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 18 March 1984.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

446 stations

446 station records on 18 March 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Francis 8NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stockville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richardson	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Limon	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cotija	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balgo Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barneston	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lecompton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cristais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.9 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Francis 8NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Regnier	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

446 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 18 March 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 18 March 1984 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 418.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1984

Top 20 records on 18 March 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1984	Holdrege, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1984	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1984	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1984	Holdrege, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	78 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1984	Miller, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1984	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1984	Oberlin, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1984	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1984	Lamar, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1984	St Francis 8NW, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1984	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1984	Keosauqua, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1984	Guide Rock, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1984	Saint Paul, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1984	Stockville, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1984	Lamar, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1984	Richardson, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1984	Idalia, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	28.5 cm (11.2 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1984	Stanton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1984	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	62 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1984. 1984 had 446 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 50	278
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	1