Weather Records on 15 March 2018

538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 2018. Highest significance: Guba, AZ.

Key Facts for 15 March 2018

On 15 March 2018, 538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 526 daily.
Guba set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 15 March 2018.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

538 stations

538 station records on 15 March 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hardin	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Koumac (Nlle-Caledo	New Caledonia [France]	Record high minimum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nanjing	China	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guernsey Dam #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenberg	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saco 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Omu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morioka	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record snow depth	97.0 cm (38.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Havre AP ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haboro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huoshan	China	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oshima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Urakawa	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuruga	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kyra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nagoya	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ueno	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fushiki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toyama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hysham 25 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ofunato	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ajiro	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miyako	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hikone	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

538 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 15 March 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 15 March 2018 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 8, daily 526.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 2018

Top 20 records on 15 March 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 2018	Guba, AZ	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2018	Hardin, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2018	Koumac (Nlle-Caledo, NC	all-time high min	31.2 C (88.2 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2018	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2018	M.O. Amini, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2018	Dubois Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2018	Nanjing, CN	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2018	Guernsey Dam #2, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2018	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2018	Brandenberg, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2018	Imlay, US	all-time snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2018	Laghouat, DZ	daily high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2018	Saco 1 NNW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2018	Koloko Rsvr 1137, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2018	Forsyth, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2018	Plymouth, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2018	Eagle, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2018	Omu, JP	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2018	Morioka, JP	daily high max	19.6 C (67.3 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2018	Sonnette 7 SW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 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

1810 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2018. 2018 had 538 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 March 2018
Margin	Records
0 to 100	439
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1