Weather Records on 18 March 1989

1,147 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1989. Highest significance: Brookings 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 18 March 1989

On 18 March 1989, 1,147 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
559 were record highs and 261 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 1,132 daily.
Brookings 2 NE set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 18 March 1989.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,147 stations

1,147 station records on 18 March 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nindigully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead 9 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Occidental	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scarsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Timbertop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moctezuma	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,147 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 361, Lowest daily maximum 170, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 18 March 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	361
Lowest daily maximum	170
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 18 March 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 1,132.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

937 broken records

Margins by which the 937 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 480.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1989

Top 20 records on 18 March 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1989	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Howell Wwtp, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Cadillac, US	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Murcia/San Javier, ES	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Murcia/Alcantarilla, ES	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Albion, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Alicante, ES	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Plattsburgh AFB, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Washington Is, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Baldwin, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Grayling, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Colony, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Sviland, NO	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Cut Bank AP, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1989	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily high max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	75 years	44 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1989. 1989 had 1,147 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 March 1989
Margin	Records
0 to 100	912
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1