Weather Records on 18 March 2025

728 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 2025. Highest significance: McKenzie Rvr Rs, US.

Key Facts for 18 March 2025

On 18 March 2025, 728 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
350 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 709 daily.
McKenzie Rvr Rs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 157.5 mm (6.2 in) on 18 March 2025.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

728 stations

728 station records on 18 March 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jiulong	China	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tie Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Benghazi Benina	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lemolo Lake 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bountiful Bench	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rollingstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tajshet	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tulun	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.1 mm (6.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mutarnee Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	298.0 mm (11.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kolpasevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Akhty	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irtyshsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Severnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kedougou	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	49.1 C (120.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pudino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paluma Ivy Cottage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	261.0 mm (10.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Xisha Dao	China	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bor	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Derbent	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lidkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fiddletown Dexter Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

728 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 18 March 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 18 March 2025 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 709.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

614 broken records

Margins by which the 614 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 181.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 2025

Top 20 records on 18 March 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 2025	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2025	Fillmore, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	98 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	112 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Dubois, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Cottonwood Weir, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Jackson, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Oak City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	119 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Bones I Bardu, NO	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Jiulong, CN	daily low max	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	10.1 C (18.2 F)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	120 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Burgess Junction, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Cottonwood Weir, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Mesa Lakes, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Krasnaja Poljana, RU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Superior, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Tie Creek, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Benghazi Benina, LY	daily low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Enisejsk, RU	daily high min	2.3 C (36.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Harrison, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	42 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2025. 2025 had 728 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 25	573
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1