Cold outbreak in United States, 14 to 29 March 2018

Name: Cold outbreak in United States, 14 to 29 March 2018
Start: 2018-03-14
End: 2018-03-29
Location: United States

Cold outbreak in United States, 14 to 29 March 2018: 344 records at 250 stations, peak on 24 March 2018. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States, 14 to 29 March 2018 set or tied 344 station records at 250 stations.
It ran from 14 March 2018 to 29 March 2018 (16 days) and its peak day was 24 March 2018.
Status: closed.
Falls City 2 SSW set a daily record low maximum temperature of 3.3 C (37.9 F) on 25 March 2018.
The busiest day was 24 March 2018 with 72 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 119 years.

Footprint

14 to 29 March 2018

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States, 14 to 29 March 2018 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States, 14 to 29 March 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Falls City 2 SSW	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2018-03-25
Corvallis State UNIV	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2018-03-24
Auburn	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2018-03-16
Salem AP (McNary Field)	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2018-03-23
Quincy	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2018-03-16
Cascade Locks	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2018-03-24
Grants Pass	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2018-03-24
Sierraville Rs	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2018-03-16
Tahoe City	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2018-03-17
Gold Beach Rs	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2018-03-24
Crater Lake Nps HQ	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2018-03-25
Stony Gorge Rsvr	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2018-03-19
Tillamook	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2018-03-26
Calistoga	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2018-03-15
Reno AP	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2018-03-17
Silver Creek Falls	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2018-03-24
Mineral	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2018-03-16

Records per Day

Peak day 72

Records set or tied each day from 14 March 2018 to 29 March 2018. The most in one day was 72 on 24 March 2018.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States, 14 to 29 March 2018
Date	Records
2018-03-14	2
2018-03-15	24
2018-03-16	24
2018-03-17	25
2018-03-18	43
2018-03-19	22
2018-03-20	12
2018-03-21	3
2018-03-22	2
2018-03-23	47
2018-03-24	72
2018-03-25	31
2018-03-26	26
2018-03-27	9
2018-03-28	1
2018-03-29	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States, 14 to 29 March 2018 ranked by margin
Falls City 2 SSW, 03-24	4.5 C (8.1 F)
Sierraville Rs, 03-19	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Gold Beach Rs, 03-24	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Tillamook, 03-26	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Falls City 2 SSW, 03-25	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Silver Creek Falls, 03-24	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Crater Lake Nps HQ, 03-25	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Reno AP, 03-17	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Mineral, 03-16	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Auburn, 03-19	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Corvallis State UNIV, 03-24	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Auburn, 03-16	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Salem AP (McNary Field), 03-23	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Quincy, 03-16	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Grants Pass, 03-24	0.6 C (1.1 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

344 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States, 14 to 29 March 2018
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.8	113
1.6	119
1.6	105
1.7	91
1.1	113
0.6	119
0.5	104
0.6	101
0.6	97
0.6	97
3.3	68
3.4	72
2.3	81
4.5	63
0.6	91
3.3	68
0.5	84
2.8	73
2.2	80
2.2	72
1.1	83
0.6	73
0.6	83
0.5	80
1.7	72
2.8	69
1.1	72
1.1	72
1.1	76
2.2	63
1.6	72
0.6	72
1.1	72
2.7	56
0.5	76
2.2	64
2.2	63
1.1	68
2.2	63
0.6	65
3.9	31
0.6	72
1.7	67
4.5	55
4.4	41
0.5	76
0.6	72
0.6	63
0.6	72
2.7	53
0.5	63
1.7	41
1.1	55
2.2	45
0.6	68
0.6	63
1.1	63
1.0	68
3.3	43
2.8	44
0.6	42
0.6	63
1.7	63
0.5	65
3.9	43
3.3	43
2.3	41
0.5	56
0.6	63
0.6	52
0.5	52
1.1	52
2.3	43
2.8	41
2.7	43
3.4	43
1.7	43
3.8	40
0.5	45
0.5	44
1.1	55
2.2	48
2.7	43
1.7	36
0.6	40
0.5	55
0.5	53
0.5	55
1.6	45
3.4	24
0.5	52
4.5	12
2.2	36
1.6	43
3.9	35
1.6	41
1.7	43
0.6	47
0.6	45
0.5	45
5.1	25
2.3	36
0.5	0
1.1	32
3.9	21
1.1	45
1.7	32
1.1	43
2.8	35
1.6	43
0.5	32
1.1	37
3.9	5
1.6	27
2.8	27
1.1	41
0.6	43
0.5	36
0.5	41
0.6	43
1.1	43
3.3	27
5.0	23
0.5	40
1.7	24
0.5	41
0.6	23
3.3	27
1.1	36
2.5	32
2.7	32
0.6	36
2.8	8
2.3	31
2.3	29
1.7	32
2.2	35
2.2	31
2.8	29
2.1	32
2.2	8
1.6	23
2.2	12
0.5	33
3.9	9
0.6	24
0.5	33
1.1	32
1.1	23
1.6	23
3.9	19
4.4	16
2.8	24
2.2	23
3.7	15
3.5	16
2.8	27
1.6	5
0.6	36
1.7	28
1.6	23
1.1	24
0.6	28
1.1	29
0.5	29
1.2	32
2.2	21
3.9	12
2.8	24
1.1	32
1.7	27
1.9	27
0.5	31
1.7	21
1.1	24
2.2	12
0.6	21
3.3	16
1.1	28
1.1	29
2.2	24
1.1	31
0.5	31
0.6	31
0.7	31
1.5	29
1.5	29
1.0	29
0.5	19
1.1	23
1.1	12
1.1	16
2.8	8
1.1	19
1.1	8
2.2	5
1.6	4
0.5	27
0.6	23
1.1	27

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States, 14 to 29 March 2018 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 14 to 29 March 2018 (this event)	344 records

Every Record Set

20 of 344

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States, 14 to 29 March 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-03-15	Calistoga	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84	36 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-16	Auburn	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	105	43 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-16	Quincy	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	119	41 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-16	Sierraville Rs	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97	40 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-16	Mineral	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72	35 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-17	Tahoe City	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97	40 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-17	Reno AP	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80	36 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-19	Auburn	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91	42 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-19	Sierraville Rs	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	72	38 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-19	Stony Gorge Rsvr	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91	37 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-23	Salem AP (McNary Field)	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113	42 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-24	Corvallis State UNIV	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	119	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-24	Cascade Locks	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104	41 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-24	Grants Pass	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101	41 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-24	Gold Beach Rs	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68	39 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-24	Falls City 2 SSW	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	63	38 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-24	Silver Creek Falls	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	73	36 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-25	Falls City 2 SSW	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	113	46 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-25	Crater Lake Nps HQ	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	81	38 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-26	Tillamook	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68	37 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 344 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.8	113
1.6	119
1.6	105
1.7	91
1.1	113
0.6	119
0.5	104
0.6	101
0.6	97
0.6	97
3.3	68
3.4	72
2.3	81
4.5	63
0.6	91
3.3	68
0.5	84
2.8	73
2.2	80
2.2	72
1.1	83
0.6	73
0.6	83
0.5	80
1.7	72
2.8	69
1.1	72
1.1	72
1.1	76
2.2	63
1.6	72
0.6	72
1.1	72
2.7	56
0.5	76
2.2	64
2.2	63
1.1	68
2.2	63
0.6	65
3.9	31
0.6	72
1.7	67
4.5	55
4.4	41
0.5	76
0.6	72
0.6	63
0.6	72
2.7	53
0.5	63
1.7	41
1.1	55
2.2	45
0.6	68
0.6	63
1.1	63
1.0	68
3.3	43
2.8	44
0.6	42
0.6	63
1.7	63
0.5	65
3.9	43
3.3	43
2.3	41
0.5	56
0.6	63
0.6	52
0.5	52
1.1	52
2.3	43
2.8	41
2.7	43
3.4	43
1.7	43
3.8	40
0.5	45
0.5	44
1.1	55
2.2	48
2.7	43
1.7	36
0.6	40
0.5	55
0.5	53
0.5	55
1.6	45
3.4	24
0.5	52
4.5	12
2.2	36
1.6	43
3.9	35
1.6	41
1.7	43
0.6	47
0.6	45
0.5	45
5.1	25
2.3	36
0.5	0
1.1	32
3.9	21
1.1	45
1.7	32
1.1	43
2.8	35
1.6	43
0.5	32
1.1	37
3.9	5
1.6	27
2.8	27
1.1	41
0.6	43
0.5	36
0.5	41
0.6	43
1.1	43
3.3	27
5.0	23
0.5	40
1.7	24
0.5	41
0.6	23
3.3	27
1.1	36
2.5	32
2.7	32
0.6	36
2.8	8
2.3	31
2.3	29
1.7	32
2.2	35
2.2	31
2.8	29
2.1	32
2.2	8
1.6	23
2.2	12
0.5	33
3.9	9
0.6	24
0.5	33
1.1	32
1.1	23
1.6	23
3.9	19
4.4	16
2.8	24
2.2	23
3.7	15
3.5	16
2.8	27
1.6	5
0.6	36
1.7	28
1.6	23
1.1	24
0.6	28
1.1	29
0.5	29
1.2	32
2.2	21
3.9	12
2.8	24
1.1	32
1.7	27
1.9	27
0.5	31
1.7	21
1.1	24
2.2	12
0.6	21
3.3	16
1.1	28
1.1	29
2.2	24
1.1	31
0.5	31
0.6	31
0.7	31
1.5	29
1.5	29
1.0	29
0.5	19
1.1	23
1.1	12
1.1	16
2.8	8
1.1	19
1.1	8
2.2	5
1.6	4
0.5	27
0.6	23
1.1	27

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.8	113
1.6	119
1.6	105
1.7	91
1.1	113
0.6	119
0.5	104
0.6	101
0.6	97
0.6	97
3.3	68
3.4	72
2.3	81
4.5	63
0.6	91
3.3	68
0.5	84
2.8	73
2.2	80
2.2	72
1.1	83
0.6	73
0.6	83
0.5	80
1.7	72
2.8	69
1.1	72
1.1	72
1.1	76
2.2	63
1.6	72
0.6	72
1.1	72
2.7	56
0.5	76
2.2	64
2.2	63
1.1	68
2.2	63
0.6	65
3.9	31
0.6	72
1.7	67
4.5	55
4.4	41
0.5	76
0.6	72
0.6	63
0.6	72
2.7	53
0.5	63
1.7	41
1.1	55
2.2	45
0.6	68
0.6	63
1.1	63
1.0	68
3.3	43
2.8	44
0.6	42
0.6	63
1.7	63
0.5	65
3.9	43
3.3	43
2.3	41
0.5	56
0.6	63
0.6	52
0.5	52
1.1	52
2.3	43
2.8	41
2.7	43
3.4	43
1.7	43
3.8	40
0.5	45
0.5	44
1.1	55
2.2	48
2.7	43
1.7	36
0.6	40
0.5	55
0.5	53
0.5	55
1.6	45
3.4	24
0.5	52
4.5	12
2.2	36
1.6	43
3.9	35
1.6	41
1.7	43
0.6	47
0.6	45
0.5	45
5.1	25
2.3	36
0.5	0
1.1	32
3.9	21
1.1	45
1.7	32
1.1	43
2.8	35
1.6	43
0.5	32
1.1	37
3.9	5
1.6	27
2.8	27
1.1	41
0.6	43
0.5	36
0.5	41
0.6	43
1.1	43
3.3	27
5.0	23
0.5	40
1.7	24
0.5	41
0.6	23
3.3	27
1.1	36
2.5	32
2.7	32
0.6	36
2.8	8
2.3	31
2.3	29
1.7	32
2.2	35
2.2	31
2.8	29
2.1	32
2.2	8
1.6	23
2.2	12
0.5	33
3.9	9
0.6	24
0.5	33
1.1	32
1.1	23
1.6	23
3.9	19
4.4	16
2.8	24
2.2	23
3.7	15
3.5	16
2.8	27
1.6	5
0.6	36
1.7	28
1.6	23
1.1	24
0.6	28
1.1	29
0.5	29
1.2	32
2.2	21
3.9	12
2.8	24
1.1	32
1.7	27
1.9	27
0.5	31
1.7	21
1.1	24
2.2	12
0.6	21
3.3	16
1.1	28
1.1	29
2.2	24
1.1	31
0.5	31
0.6	31
0.7	31
1.5	29
1.5	29
1.0	29
0.5	19
1.1	23
1.1	12
1.1	16
2.8	8
1.1	19
1.1	8
2.2	5
1.6	4
0.5	27
0.6	23
1.1	27

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.8	113
1.6	119
1.6	105
1.7	91
1.1	113
0.6	119
0.5	104
0.6	101
0.6	97
0.6	97
3.3	68
3.4	72
2.3	81
4.5	63
0.6	91
3.3	68
0.5	84
2.8	73
2.2	80
2.2	72
1.1	83
0.6	73
0.6	83
0.5	80
1.7	72
2.8	69
1.1	72
1.1	72
1.1	76
2.2	63
1.6	72
0.6	72
1.1	72
2.7	56
0.5	76
2.2	64
2.2	63
1.1	68
2.2	63
0.6	65
3.9	31
0.6	72
1.7	67
4.5	55
4.4	41
0.5	76
0.6	72
0.6	63
0.6	72
2.7	53
0.5	63
1.7	41
1.1	55
2.2	45
0.6	68
0.6	63
1.1	63
1.0	68
3.3	43
2.8	44
0.6	42
0.6	63
1.7	63
0.5	65
3.9	43
3.3	43
2.3	41
0.5	56
0.6	63
0.6	52
0.5	52
1.1	52
2.3	43
2.8	41
2.7	43
3.4	43
1.7	43
3.8	40
0.5	45
0.5	44
1.1	55
2.2	48
2.7	43
1.7	36
0.6	40
0.5	55
0.5	53
0.5	55
1.6	45
3.4	24
0.5	52
4.5	12
2.2	36
1.6	43
3.9	35
1.6	41
1.7	43
0.6	47
0.6	45
0.5	45
5.1	25
2.3	36
0.5	0
1.1	32
3.9	21
1.1	45
1.7	32
1.1	43
2.8	35
1.6	43
0.5	32
1.1	37
3.9	5
1.6	27
2.8	27
1.1	41
0.6	43
0.5	36
0.5	41
0.6	43
1.1	43
3.3	27
5.0	23
0.5	40
1.7	24
0.5	41
0.6	23
3.3	27
1.1	36
2.5	32
2.7	32
0.6	36
2.8	8
2.3	31
2.3	29
1.7	32
2.2	35
2.2	31
2.8	29
2.1	32
2.2	8
1.6	23
2.2	12
0.5	33
3.9	9
0.6	24
0.5	33
1.1	32
1.1	23
1.6	23
3.9	19
4.4	16
2.8	24
2.2	23
3.7	15
3.5	16
2.8	27
1.6	5
0.6	36
1.7	28
1.6	23
1.1	24
0.6	28
1.1	29
0.5	29
1.2	32
2.2	21
3.9	12
2.8	24
1.1	32
1.7	27
1.9	27
0.5	31
1.7	21
1.1	24
2.2	12
0.6	21
3.3	16
1.1	28
1.1	29
2.2	24
1.1	31
0.5	31
0.6	31
0.7	31
1.5	29
1.5	29
1.0	29
0.5	19
1.1	23
1.1	12
1.1	16
2.8	8
1.1	19
1.1	8
2.2	5
1.6	4
0.5	27
0.6	23
1.1	27