Weather Records on 18 March 2013

783 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 2013. Highest significance: Vladikavkaz, RU.

Key Facts for 18 March 2013

On 18 March 2013, 783 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
241 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 764 daily.
Vladikavkaz set a daily record precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 18 March 2013.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

783 stations

783 station records on 18 March 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mediterranee	France	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pisa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Noumea Nf	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Drake 9 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yakushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vojsko	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
London Corbin AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogulin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halstad	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaskaskia Rvr Navigation Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 4ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Channel Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Postojna	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buenos Aires	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gudermes	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kocevje	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zlatoust	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irako	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kzylzar	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Volodymyr-Volynskyi	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pelican Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sretensk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Steeleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

783 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 18 March 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 18 March 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 764.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

672 broken records

Margins by which the 672 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 2013

Top 20 records on 18 March 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 2013	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	130 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2013	Lugano, CH	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	82 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2013	Farmington, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2013	Hallock, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2013	Mediterranee, FR	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2013	Lake Margaret Dam, AU	daily rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2013	Pisa, IT	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2013	Noumea Nf, NC	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2013	Drake 9 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2013	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	117 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2013	Edmore 4NW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2013	Putnam Lake, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2013	Plentywood, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2013	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2013	Lake Margaret Power Station, AU	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2013	Yakushima, JP	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2013	Vojsko, SI	daily rain	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2013	Luling, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2013	London Corbin AP, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2013	Sulak, RU	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	42 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2013. 2013 had 783 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	639
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1