Weather Records on 7 March 2018

377 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 2018. Highest significance: Lorraine, AU.

Key Facts for 7 March 2018

On 7 March 2018, 377 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 370 daily.
Lorraine set a daily record precipitation of 112.6 mm (4.4 in) on 7 March 2018.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

377 stations

377 station records on 7 March 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.6 cm (15.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipoli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phosphate Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham 25 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenberg	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Islip-Li Macarthur AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Havre AP ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Hayfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waubay Natl Wild Life	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Van	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cometside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onega	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vozega	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.7 C (-12.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Svijagino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead 9 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mathis 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington Four Corners Rgnl A	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.5 mm (8.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Theodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belvedere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vigra	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medvezegorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.1 C (-20.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

377 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 7 March 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 7 March 2018 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 370.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

324 broken records

Margins by which the 324 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 294.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 2018

Top 20 records on 7 March 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 2018	Lorraine, AU	daily rain	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	100 years	78 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2018	Pasighat, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2018	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2018	Danbury, US	daily snowfall	39.6 cm (15.6 in)	29.4 cm (11.6 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2018	Choteau, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2018	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	142 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2018	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2018	Gallipoli, AU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2018	Phosphate Hill, AU	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2018	Conrad, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2018	Hardin, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2018	Forsyth, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2018	Kokpekty, KZ	daily high max	10.3 C (50.5 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2018	Monto Township, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2018	Hysham 25 SSE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2018	Oak City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2018	Siwa, EG	daily high max	39.8 C (103.6 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2018	Guiping, CN	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2018	Brandenberg, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2018	Sheridan Fld STN, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	40 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

1796 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2018. 2018 had 377 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-07 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1807	1
1808	1
1813	1
1818	1
1822	1
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1840	1
1845	2
1849	2
1850	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	1
1864	3
1865	1
1868	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	5
1895	4
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	5
1900	2
1901	6
1902	2
1903	4
1904	16
1905	5
1906	27
1907	7
1908	13
1909	57
1910	95
1911	26
1912	16
1913	101
1914	20
1915	22
1916	82
1917	54
1918	28
1919	39
1920	273
1921	86
1922	77
1923	91
1924	86
1925	273
1926	175
1927	155
1928	69
1929	103
1930	161
1931	384
1932	737
1933	152
1934	302
1935	274
1936	122
1937	258
1938	72
1939	255
1940	273
1941	333
1942	398
1943	1,024
1944	508
1945	318
1946	643
1947	448
1948	335
1949	452
1950	558
1951	1,098
1952	277
1953	351
1954	330
1955	462
1956	1,169
1957	428
1958	947
1959	238
1960	1,388
1961	614
1962	608
1963	363
1964	837
1965	300
1966	367
1967	998
1968	1,085
1969	650
1970	690
1971	664
1972	949
1973	1,258
1974	1,771
1975	560
1976	355
1977	674
1978	959
1979	837
1980	356
1981	883
1982	727
1983	1,646
1984	669
1985	549
1986	918
1987	2,048
1988	796
1989	2,215
1990	1,399
1991	859
1992	1,063
1993	563
1994	700
1995	2,011
1996	1,912
1997	716
1998	1,535
1999	960
2000	1,880
2001	766
2002	1,201
2003	886
2004	827
2005	1,043
2006	833
2007	1,031
2008	1,204
2009	1,015
2010	1,103
2011	808
2012	743
2013	655
2014	788
2015	1,090
2016	961
2017	773
2018	377
2019	1,245
2020	639
2021	270
2022	1,387
2023	1,130
2024	414
2025	1,046
2026	1,456

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Data for records on 2018-03-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	291
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	2