Weather Records on 18 March 2018

921 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 2018. Highest significance: Joplin, US.

Key Facts for 18 March 2018

On 18 March 2018, 921 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 438 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 904 daily.
Joplin set a daily record snow depth of 58.4 cm (23.0 in) on 18 March 2018.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

921 stations

921 station records on 18 March 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kornesty	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nagykanizsa	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saco 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mohyliv-Podilskyi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bugt	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kothen (Anhalt)	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Havre AP ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Varazdin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zadar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sar'ja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenberg	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elec	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chernivtsi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schmucke	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kudymkar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

921 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 301, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 111.

Records on 18 March 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	301
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	111

Records on 18 March 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 904.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

806 broken records

Margins by which the 806 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 2018

Top 20 records on 18 March 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 2018	Joplin, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2018	Belle Fourche, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2018	Wattisham, GB	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2018	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	124 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2018	Kornesty, MD	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2018	Sonnette 7 SW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2018	Imlay, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2018	Forsyth, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2018	Hardin, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2018	Nagykanizsa, HU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2018	Tunnsjo, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 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)
18 March 2018	Mohyliv-Podilskyi, UA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2018	Ft Assiniboine, US	monthly rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2018	Roosevelt Radio, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2018	Bad Lauchstadt, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2018	Caliente, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2018	Jetsonville ( Muskfield ), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2018	Mudanjiang, CN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2018	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low max	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	142 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

1806 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2018. 2018 had 921 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 100	779
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1