Weather Records on 18 March 2023

890 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 2023. Highest significance: Onaway 4N, US.

Key Facts for 18 March 2023

On 18 March 2023, 890 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 423 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 879 daily.
Onaway 4N set a daily record precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 18 March 2023.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

890 stations

890 station records on 18 March 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Shoshoni	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Roberts	Cayman Islands [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Panther Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hinsdale 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Peck Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turnagain Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred 7 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orlinga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castolon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prade Rch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrovnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kiel-Holtenau	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tynda	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Romanovka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Valley	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

890 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 203, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 220, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 18 March 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	203
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	220
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 18 March 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 879.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

778 broken records

Margins by which the 778 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 2023

Top 20 records on 18 March 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 2023	Onaway 4N, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2023	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2023	Shoshoni, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2023	Roberts, KY	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2023	Preston, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2023	Bergland Dam, US	daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2023	Chisos Basin, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2023	Panther Junction, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2023	Kelly Rch, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2023	Duchesne, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	113 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2023	Kelly Rch, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2023	Peru, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	123 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2023	Sugar City, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	105 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2023	Bismarck, US	daily snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2023	Lee Vining, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2023	St Peter, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2023	Del Rio Intl AP, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2023	Hayden, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2023	Hinsdale 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2023	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2023. 2023 had 890 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 200	760
200 to 400	16
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1