Weather Records on 3 March 2018

516 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 2018. Highest significance: New Bedford Coop, US.

Key Facts for 3 March 2018

On 3 March 2018, 516 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 491 daily.
New Bedford Coop set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 3 March 2018.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

516 stations

516 station records on 3 March 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Carsland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	298.0 mm (11.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Phosphate Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cattaraugus	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kumejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McCammon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saco 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lages	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Valley - Carvers	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Monument	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woonsocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead 9 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leck	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Cointrin	Switzerland	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brady 27 ENE (the Knees)	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

516 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 3 March 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 3 March 2018 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

409 broken records

Margins by which the 409 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 2018

Top 20 records on 3 March 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 2018	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	121 years	78 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2018	Carsland, AU	all-time rain	298.0 mm (11.7 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2018	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2018	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2018	Phosphate Hill, AU	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2018	Cattaraugus, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2018	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2018	Nevada City, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	121 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2018	Topaz Lake, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2018	Kumejima, JP	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2018	Wattisham, GB	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2018	Middleboro, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2018	Bulong, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2018	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2018	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2018	Tanegashima, JP	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2018	Gold Run 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2018	McCammon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2018	E Wareham, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2018	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	71 years	46 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

1804 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2018. 2018 had 516 records.

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

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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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 50	363
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2