Weather Records on 18 March 2026

2,871 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 March 2026. Highest significance: Clearbrook, US.

Key Facts for 18 March 2026

On 18 March 2026, 2,871 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2,234 were record highs and 505 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 724 monthly and 2,147 daily.
Clearbrook set a daily record precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 18 March 2026.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 18 March 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 March 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yakataga AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilpena (Martins Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Catalina AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orientos Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Fort Grey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Kayrunnera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arkaroola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Centro 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moomba Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yakataga AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Valley 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,871 records

Records set or tied on 18 March 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,260, Lowest daily maximum 261, Highest daily minimum 974, Lowest daily minimum 244, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 18 March 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,260
Lowest daily maximum	261
Highest daily minimum	974
Lowest daily minimum	244
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 18 March 2026 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 724, daily 2,147.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,395 broken records

Margins by which the 2,395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 March 2026

Top 20 records on 18 March 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 March 2026	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 March 2026	Hermit 8 SE, US	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Williams, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	121 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Fulton, US	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	18.2 cm (7.2 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Escanaba, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Indio Fire STN, US	monthly high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Ft Collins, US	monthly high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Yakataga AP, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Mancos 1SW, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	126 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Colville, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	120 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Wilpena (Martins Well), AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Gila Bend 2SE, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	129 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Imperial, US	monthly high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	122 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Julian Cdf, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	131 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Paso Robles, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	110 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Salmon AP, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Austin #2, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	McDermitt, US	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Kanab, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	110 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Loa, US	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	132 years	51 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2026. 2026 had 2,871 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	683
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	563
2022	476
2023	890
2024	843
2025	728
2026	2,871

Download the Data

Data for records on 2026-03-18: 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	2,373
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1