Weather Records on 6 March 1962

708 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1962. Highest significance: Dale Enterprise, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 1962

On 6 March 1962, 708 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 661 daily.
Dale Enterprise set an all-time record daily snowfall of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 6 March 1962.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

708 stations

708 station records on 6 March 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.6 cm (20.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesburg 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Picardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Picardy	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snowhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stony River Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danner	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stony River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

708 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 139, Deepest snow cover 88.

Records on 6 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	139
Deepest snow cover	88

Records on 6 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 31, daily 661.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

590 broken records

Margins by which the 590 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1962

Top 20 records on 6 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1962	Dale Enterprise, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 March 1962	Woodstock 2 NE, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 March 1962	Wardensville R M Farm, US	all-time snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1962	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1962	Ridgway, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1962	Charlottesville 2W, US	all-time snowfall	52.6 cm (20.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1962	Dale Enterprise, US	monthly snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1962	Staunton Wtp, US	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1962	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1962	Waynesburg 2 W, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1962	Staunton Wtp, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1962	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1962	Frostburg, US	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1962	Piedmont, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1962	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1962	Picardy, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1962	Picardy, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1962	Hot Springs, US	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1962	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1962	Snowhill, ZA	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 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

1794 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 708 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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Data for records on 1962-03-06: 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	524
100 to 200	45
200 to 300	15
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1