Weather Records on 17 March 2018

891 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 2018. Highest significance: Antelope 6 SSW, US.

Key Facts for 17 March 2018

On 17 March 2018, 891 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 359 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 882 daily.
Antelope 6 SSW set a daily record snow depth of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 17 March 2018.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

891 stations

891 station records on 17 March 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Imlay	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Songpan	China	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bugt	China	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kothen (Anhalt)	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saco 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Longzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	310.1 mm (12.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Troyes-Barberey	France	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Granada/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quedlinburg	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moron de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mehringen	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brady 27 ENE (the Knees)	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenberg	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

891 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 244, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 137.

Records on 17 March 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	244
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	137

Records on 17 March 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 882.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

784 broken records

Margins by which the 784 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 2018

Top 20 records on 17 March 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 2018	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2018	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2018	Joplin, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2018	Imlay, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	96 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2018	Belle Fourche, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2018	Kwajalein, MH	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2018	Lydenburg, ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2018	Songpan, CN	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2018	Sonnette 7 SW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2018	Vinton, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2018	Hardin, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2018	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2018	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2018	Beowawe, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2018	Enshi, CN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2018	Bugt, CN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2018	Kothen (Anhalt), DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2018	Dubois Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2018	Ubon Ratchathani, TH	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2018	Saco 1 NNW, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	16 years	49 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

1825 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 2018. 2018 had 891 records.

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

Records on 03-17 in each year
Year	Records
1825	2
1839	1
1845	1
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	4
1883	1
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	9
1898	14
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	16
1903	10
1904	11
1905	10
1906	15
1907	14
1908	20
1909	20
1910	17
1911	7
1912	7
1913	31
1914	28
1915	22
1916	40
1917	52
1918	26
1919	86
1920	50
1921	96
1922	49
1923	130
1924	78
1925	143
1926	185
1927	369
1928	230
1929	85
1930	306
1931	124
1932	484
1933	198
1934	368
1935	259
1936	601
1937	455
1938	394
1939	583
1940	250
1941	689
1942	783
1943	500
1944	288
1945	1,345
1946	810
1947	332
1948	340
1949	178
1950	1,105
1951	489
1952	527
1953	236
1954	365
1955	385
1956	573
1957	327
1958	535
1959	471
1960	814
1961	679
1962	321
1963	738
1964	241
1965	1,115
1966	970
1967	856
1968	849
1969	651
1970	768
1971	361
1972	1,013
1973	943
1974	837
1975	475
1976	534
1977	479
1978	787
1979	507
1980	658
1981	679
1982	1,315
1983	912
1984	599
1985	662
1986	551
1987	1,362
1988	1,325
1989	1,082
1990	1,916
1991	756
1992	740
1993	1,608
1994	822
1995	989
1996	689
1997	895
1998	972
1999	688
2000	792
2001	1,349
2002	1,210
2003	1,244
2004	1,406
2005	1,475
2006	579
2007	1,470
2008	955
2009	717
2010	584
2011	926
2012	2,715
2013	723
2014	1,039
2015	1,145
2016	545
2017	847
2018	891
2019	738
2020	454
2021	502
2022	452
2023	875
2024	668
2025	722
2026	2,522

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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 100	749
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1