Weather Records on 14 March 2018

646 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 2018. Highest significance: Northfield, US.

Key Facts for 14 March 2018

On 14 March 2018, 646 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
248 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 615 daily.
Northfield set a daily record snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 14 March 2018.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

646 stations

646 station records on 14 March 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hardin	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stormont Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saco 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Reading	United States	Record daily snowfall	59.2 cm (23.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenberg	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lugo/Rozas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanita Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marblehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yuanping	China	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.5 cm (18.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Havre AP ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.3 cm (20.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gangneung	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Sum	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rize	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefork #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tazewell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Okayama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Thompson Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huimin	China	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indore	India	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colmenar Viejo/Famet	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

646 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 14 March 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 14 March 2018 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 26, daily 615.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 2018

Top 20 records on 14 March 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 2018	Northfield, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	92 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2018	Choteau, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2018	Hardin, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2018	Koloko Rsvr 1137, US	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2018	New Bedford Coop, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2018	Lawrence, US	monthly snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2018	Stormont Castle, GB	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2018	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2018	Rochester, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2018	Norwich Public Utility Plt, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2018	Garden Valley, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	123 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2018	Middleboro, US	monthly snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2018	Hillsborough, GB	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2018	Grand Lake Stream, US	daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2018	Saco 1 NNW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2018	Forsyth, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2018	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2018	Reading, US	all-time snowfall	59.2 cm (23.3 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2018	Brandenberg, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2018	Lugo/Rozas, ES	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	45 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

1810 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2018. 2018 had 646 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	485
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2