Weather Records on 18 March 2005

1,178 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 2005. Highest significance: Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU.

Key Facts for 18 March 2005

On 18 March 2005, 1,178 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
380 were record highs and 455 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,139 daily.
Cobbora (Ellismayne) set a daily record precipitation of 68.0 mm (2.7 in) on 18 March 2005.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,178 stations

1,178 station records on 18 March 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Kalkaringi Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.3 cm (19.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Puruandiro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bricelyn	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bylong (Heatherbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Kelgoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Purlewaugh (Byfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandia Park	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lanesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riveren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,178 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 260, Highest daily minimum 237, Lowest daily minimum 195, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 18 March 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	260
Highest daily minimum	237
Lowest daily minimum	195
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 18 March 2005 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 35, daily 1,139.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,002 broken records

Margins by which the 1,002 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 2005

Top 20 records on 18 March 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 2005	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	111 years	77 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2005	Kalkaringi Police, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2005	La Crosse Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2005	Rochester Intl AP, US	all-time snowfall	50.3 cm (19.8 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	23 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2005	Coloso, PR	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2005	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2005	Glorieta, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2005	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2005	Ngukurr, AU	daily rain	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2005	Mendooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	111 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2005	Puruandiro, MX	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2005	Bulahdelah Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2005	Fitzgerald, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2005	Bricelyn, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2005	Bylong (Heatherbrae), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2005	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2005	Watford City, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2005	Dublin, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	111 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2005	Summerville 4W, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2005	Live Oak, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	92 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2005. 2005 had 1,178 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	966
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1