Weather Records on 18 March 1998

1,144 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 1998. Highest significance: Centennial 1NE, US.

Key Facts for 18 March 1998

On 18 March 1998, 1,144 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
324 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,096 daily.
Centennial 1NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 18 March 1998.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,144 stations

1,144 station records on 18 March 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Muddy Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Higgins	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.9 cm (16.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aratuipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Boa Esperanca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Black Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guffey 10 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bitter Creek 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tel Aviv Reading	Israel	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wateree Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wedgefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edisto Beach Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,144 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 419, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 18 March 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	419
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 18 March 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 46, daily 1,096.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

952 broken records

Margins by which the 952 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 209.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 1998

Top 20 records on 18 March 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 1998	Centennial 1NE, US	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 March 1998	Muddy Gap, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1998	Meade, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	101 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1998	Calvin, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1998	Arcadia, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1998	Green Rvr, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1998	Boulder, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 March 1998	Higgins, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1998	Jagdalpur, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1998	Rangely 1E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1998	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1998	Boise City 2 E, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1998	Boulder, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1998	Rush 1N, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1998	Hugoton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1998	Thermopolis, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1998	Campina Verde, BR	monthly rain	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1998	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1998	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	42.9 cm (16.9 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1998	Las Animas, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	76 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1998. 1998 had 1,144 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	880
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3