Weather Records on 1 March 2006

1,376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 2006. Highest significance: Nome AP, US.

Key Facts for 1 March 2006

On 1 March 2006, 1,376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
889 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,332 daily.
Nome AP set a monthly record daily snowfall of 33.5 cm (13.2 in) on 1 March 2006.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

1,376 stations

1,376 station records on 1 March 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mount Padbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Tuckanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Mount Clere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Boogardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Madoonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Murrum Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woolibar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yuinmery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meekatharra Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Koonadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coppin Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wonganoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wondinong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Munarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Camm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meeline Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Izamal Escuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfinch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Namarah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koonmarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Swanara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eurombah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meekatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mininer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,376 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 623, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 266, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 327, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 1 March 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	623
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	266
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 1 March 2006 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 36, daily 1,332.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,106 broken records

Margins by which the 1,106 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 2006

Top 20 records on 1 March 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 2006	Nome AP, US	monthly snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	91 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 March 2006	Mount Padbury, AU	all-time rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	79 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2006	Coolgardie Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	93 years	78 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2006	Tuckanarra, AU	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2006	Mount Clere, AU	all-time rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2006	Boogardie, AU	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2006	Yarrabubba, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2006	Mount Augustus, AU	all-time rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2006	Hillview, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2006	Roseau, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2006	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2006	Madoonga, AU	monthly rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2006	Murrum Station, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2006	Woolibar, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2006	Yuinmery, AU	daily rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2006	Bulong, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2006	Valladolid (Dge), MX	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2006	Cue, AU	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2006	Meekatharra Airport, AU	monthly rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2006	Wynyangoo, AU	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	55 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

1808 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2006. 2006 had 1,376 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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Data for records on 2006-03-01: 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 20	1,008
20 to 40	62
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1