Weather Records on 18 March 1996

518 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1996. Highest significance: Tarlee, AU.

Key Facts for 18 March 1996

On 18 March 1996, 518 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 504 daily.
Tarlee set a daily record precipitation of 30.8 mm (1.2 in) on 18 March 1996.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

518 stations

518 station records on 18 March 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wenzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Folkston 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adak AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Savage River Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Graton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Usher Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Folkston 9 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Piedras Blancas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sapelo Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tillamook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arroyo Frio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mukdahan	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riga	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Salado	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Temascal	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tekax de Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whittier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Verhoture	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palmdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sonoma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

518 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 18 March 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 18 March 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 504.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

391 broken records

Margins by which the 391 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1996

Top 20 records on 18 March 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1996	Tarlee, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1996	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1996	Vilsandi, EE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1996	Rochford 2 WNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1996	Brunswick, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1996	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1996	Live Oak, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1996	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1996	Crowley 2 NE, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1996	Presa Golondrinas, MX	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1996	Mecca Fire STN, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1996	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1996	Wenzhou, CN	monthly rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1996	Elsinore, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1996	Jacksonville, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1996	Folkston 3 SW, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1996	Adak AP, US	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1996	Savage River Mine, AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1996	Tapalpa (Smn), MX	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1996	Friant Government Camp, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1996. 1996 had 518 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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Data for records on 1996-03-18: 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	385
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2