Weather Records on 6 March 1958

549 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1958. Highest significance: Waimanalo 794, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 1958

On 6 March 1958, 549 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 521 daily.
Waimanalo 794 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 298.5 mm (11.8 in) on 6 March 1958.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

549 stations

549 station records on 6 March 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	298.5 mm (11.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	292.6 mm (11.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kapalama 773	United States	Record daily precipitation	298.5 mm (11.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Irvingdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Immarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Taabinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Black Point 717	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.8 mm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Courela (Challner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Acland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill (Four Brothers)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	252.7 mm (9.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo (Colona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quay 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Table Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 9 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

549 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 390, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 6 March 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	390
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 6 March 1958 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 23, daily 521.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

503 broken records

Margins by which the 503 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1958

Top 20 records on 6 March 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1958	Waimanalo 794, US	monthly rain	298.5 mm (11.8 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	49 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1958	Aiea Fld 764A, US	all-time rain	292.6 mm (11.5 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	3 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1958	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1958	Kapalama 773, US	all-time rain	298.5 mm (11.8 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1958	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1958	Woomera (South Gap Station), AU	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1958	Irvingdale Post Office, AU	monthly rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1958	Bell Store, AU	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1958	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1958	Immarna, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1958	Taabinga, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1958	Koolau Dam 833, US	monthly rain	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1958	Black Point 717, US	monthly rain	254.8 mm (10.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1958	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1958	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1958	Makapuu Point 724, US	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1958	Kenton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1958	Cook, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1958	Cloudcroft, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1958	Courela (Challner), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	49 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

1794 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1958. 1958 had 549 records.

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

Records on 03-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1801	1
1802	1
1810	1
1811	1
1815	1
1816	1
1818	1
1834	1
1840	1
1845	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1859	3
1862	2
1863	3
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	3
1872	3
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	7
1896	8
1897	5
1898	11
1899	1
1900	3
1901	10
1902	4
1903	8
1904	3
1905	2
1906	19
1907	3
1908	22
1909	26
1910	80
1911	15
1912	38
1913	84
1914	29
1915	44
1916	51
1917	47
1918	151
1919	86
1920	166
1921	179
1922	72
1923	75
1924	113
1925	229
1926	141
1927	114
1928	84
1929	141
1930	117
1931	470
1932	547
1933	212
1934	317
1935	465
1936	127
1937	514
1938	188
1939	493
1940	246
1941	273
1942	432
1943	1,090
1944	626
1945	829
1946	747
1947	573
1948	718
1949	349
1950	554
1951	1,008
1952	222
1953	214
1954	344
1955	612
1956	1,250
1957	497
1958	549
1959	718
1960	1,563
1961	1,031
1962	708
1963	464
1964	398
1965	511
1966	304
1967	681
1968	717
1969	404
1970	404
1971	806
1972	1,195
1973	779
1974	976
1975	469
1976	702
1977	636
1978	884
1979	1,114
1980	438
1981	760
1982	494
1983	2,157
1984	603
1985	440
1986	729
1987	1,773
1988	833
1989	1,913
1990	1,116
1991	1,040
1992	1,125
1993	525
1994	681
1995	1,418
1996	1,112
1997	1,041
1998	1,320
1999	702
2000	1,546
2001	970
2002	893
2003	856
2004	1,253
2005	1,194
2006	678
2007	997
2008	784
2009	1,086
2010	958
2011	689
2012	490
2013	862
2014	954
2015	1,836
2016	1,065
2017	962
2018	594
2019	1,309
2020	1,021
2021	247
2022	1,045
2023	863
2024	538
2025	1,223
2026	1,123

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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	392
25 to 50	63
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	15
100 to 125	9
125 to 150	7
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2