Weather Records on 18 March 1993

1,683 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1993. Highest significance: Chazy, US.

Key Facts for 18 March 1993

On 18 March 1993, 1,683 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
589 were record highs and 503 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,662 daily.
Chazy set a daily record snow depth of 121.9 cm (48.0 in) on 18 March 1993.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,683 stations

1,683 station records on 18 March 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lindley 2N	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesville 1N	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alphen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&D	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bland	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisterville	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zionsville 3 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,683 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 292, Highest daily minimum 424, Lowest daily minimum 211, Heaviest daily rainfall 272, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 267.

Records on 18 March 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	292
Highest daily minimum	424
Lowest daily minimum	211
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	267

Records on 18 March 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 1,662.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,378 broken records

Margins by which the 1,378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1993

Top 20 records on 18 March 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1993	Chazy, US	daily snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1993	Maristova, NO	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1993	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1993	Barrett Meadows, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1993	Avoca, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1993	Shippensburg, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1993	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1993	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1993	Lindley 2N, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1993	Whitesville 1N, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1993	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1993	Hornell Almond Dam, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1993	Wigwam Rsvr, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1993	Newburyport, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1993	Glen Alphen, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1993	Barkhamsted, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1993	Hagerstown, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1993	Ipswich, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1993	Unionville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1993	Elmira, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	49 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1993. 1993 had 1,683 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,253
100 to 200	68
200 to 300	26
300 to 400	11
400 to 500	11
500 to 600	6
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	3