Weather Records on 18 March 2000

524 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 2000. Highest significance: Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ.

Key Facts for 18 March 2000

On 18 March 2000, 524 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 517 daily.
Manzini/Matsapa Air set a monthly record daily precipitation of 199.9 mm (7.9 in) on 18 March 2000.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

524 stations

524 station records on 18 March 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huautla de Jimenez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.4 mm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mahrigong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jaciara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madura Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdown Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Low Holm Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen-Ayle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra Airport Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boremba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenmac Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holden	Norway	Record snow depth	215.0 cm (84.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Central City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Blas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Raaf	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Learmonth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mirambeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crandall 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amealco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poteet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Floresville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

524 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 18 March 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 18 March 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 517.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

412 broken records

Margins by which the 412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 750.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 2000

Top 20 records on 18 March 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 2000	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	monthly rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2000	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2000	Huautla de Jimenez, MX	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2000	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2000	Drevja, NO	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2000	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2000	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	171.4 mm (6.7 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2000	Dagworth Station, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2000	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2000	Mingela Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2000	Mahrigong, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2000	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2000	Julatten, AU	daily rain	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2000	Jaciara, BR	daily rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2000	Madura Station, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2000	Spencer 1 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2000	Burleigh Station, AU	monthly rain	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2000	Lansdown Csiro, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2000	Leavenworth, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2000	Philippi, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	38 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2000. 2000 had 524 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 100	406
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1