Weather Records on 18 March 2002

1,562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 2002. Highest significance: Wytheville, US.

Key Facts for 18 March 2002

On 18 March 2002, 1,562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
643 were record highs and 466 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,515 daily.
Wytheville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 18 March 2002.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,562 stations

1,562 station records on 18 March 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	299.7 mm (11.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
John Flannagan Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barbourville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tazewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Allisonia 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli Airport	Libya	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maud	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oral	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,562 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 358, Lowest daily maximum 294, Highest daily minimum 285, Lowest daily minimum 172, Heaviest daily rainfall 352, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 18 March 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	358
Lowest daily maximum	294
Highest daily minimum	285
Lowest daily minimum	172
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 18 March 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 44, daily 1,515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,236 broken records

Margins by which the 1,236 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 2002

Top 20 records on 18 March 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 2002	Wytheville, US	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	105 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 March 2002	Sherman, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2002	Kingston, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2002	Honokaa Town 215, US	daily rain	299.7 mm (11.8 in)	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2002	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2002	Pennington Gap, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2002	John Flannagan Lake, US	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2002	Heron 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2002	Cle Elum, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2002	Marmarth, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2002	Norris, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2002	Barbourville, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2002	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2002	Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2002	Saltville 1N, US	all-time rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2002	Almaty, KZ	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2002	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2002	Blaine, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2002	Celina, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2002	Saint Charles, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	52 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2002. 2002 had 1,562 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 March 2002
Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,183
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3