Weather Records on 25 March 2018

784 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 2018. Highest significance: Estherville 4E, US.

Key Facts for 25 March 2018

On 25 March 2018, 784 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 747 daily.
Estherville 4E set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 25 March 2018.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

784 stations

784 station records on 25 March 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kanawha	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Waucoma 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
East Sassafras (Elphin Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kanawha	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhorn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

784 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 82, Deepest snow cover 84.

Records on 25 March 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	82
Deepest snow cover	84

Records on 25 March 2018 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 747.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

659 broken records

Margins by which the 659 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 2018

Top 20 records on 25 March 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 2018	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 March 2018	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	117 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 March 2018	Kanawha, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 March 2018	Waucoma 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 March 2018	Burkes Garden, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 March 2018	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 March 2018	Kwajalein, MH	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2018	Renison Bell, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2018	Northdown (Hamley), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2018	New Hampton, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2018	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	119 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2018	Milesovka, CZ	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2018	Iowa Falls, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2018	Wytheville, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2018	Princeton, US	daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2018	Joplin, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2018	Hazard Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2018	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	124 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2018	Martinsville Fltr Plt, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2018	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	116 years	48 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 784 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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Data for records on 2018-03-25: 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 100	623
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1