Weather Records on 6 March 2024

538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 2024. Highest significance: Bryah, AU.

Key Facts for 6 March 2024

On 6 March 2024, 538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
314 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 527 daily.
Bryah set a daily record precipitation of 59.6 mm (2.3 in) on 6 March 2024.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

538 stations

538 station records on 6 March 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bryah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newman Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deleta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prenti Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kidman Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Surin	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
South Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Haven Tweed AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pit Rvr Ph 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

538 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 6 March 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 6 March 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 2024

Top 20 records on 6 March 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 2024	Bryah, AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2024	Newman Aero, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2024	Trenton, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2024	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2024	Murchison Downs, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2024	Elizabeth Downs, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2024	Gilman, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2024	Hillview, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2024	Lamar Rs, US	monthly snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2024	Dansville, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2024	Martinsville 2 SW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2024	Pleasant Hill, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2024	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	129 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2024	Avon, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2024	Brockport, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2024	Lowville, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	129 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2024	Deleta Station, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2024	Bucyrus, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2024	Prenti Downs, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2024	Kidman Springs, AU	monthly rain	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	41 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2024. 2024 had 538 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 20	423
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1