Weather Records on 18 March 2022

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 2022. Highest significance: Lankaran, AZ.

Key Facts for 18 March 2022

On 18 March 2022, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
246 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 468 daily.
Lankaran set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 18 March 2022.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 18 March 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Okayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Surin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorkasen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Owase	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sukumo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ono-I-Lau	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dothan Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huili	China	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Auchincruive	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sanders	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McCook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manteo AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chongqing	China	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Offerle 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 18 March 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 18 March 2022 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

403 broken records

Margins by which the 403 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 2022

Top 20 records on 18 March 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 2022	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2022	Miyakejima, JP	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2022	Okayama, JP	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2022	Surin, TH	monthly rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2022	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2022	Oita, JP	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2022	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2022	Rockley Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2022	Murotomisaki, JP	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2022	Bjorkasen, NO	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2022	Marianna Muni AP, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2022	Laurel, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	116 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2022	Kahuku 912, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2022	Tadotsu, JP	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2022	Solomons, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2022	Brockport, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	119 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2022	Pulaski, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2022	Kahuku 912, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2022	Owase, JP	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2022	Tokushima, JP	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	43 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2022. 2022 had 476 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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Data for records on 2022-03-18: 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 2026-10-17 (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	385
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2