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Weather Records on 6 March 1901

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1901. Highest significance: Newark Liberty Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 1901

  • On 6 March 1901, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Newark Liberty Intl AP set a daily record low maximum temperature of -8.3 C (17.1 F) on 6 March 1901.
  • Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 6 March 1901 10 station records on 6 March 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 6 March 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 March 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature33.0 C (91.4 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation12.9 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 6 March 1901 by type Records set or tied on 6 March 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 01234Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 March 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 6 March 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 March 1901 by timescale Records on 6 March 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 March 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 6 March 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 March 1901 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.6. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 2: 32 to 4: 24 to 6: 26 to 8: 18 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 March 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 23
2 to 42
4 to 62
6 to 81
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1901
Top 10 records on 6 March 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 March 1901Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily low max-8.3 C (17.1 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)42 years28 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high max33.0 C (91.4 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)31 years24 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1901Washington, USdaily low max-6.1 C (21.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1901Sydney, CAdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1901Putten (Gld), NLdaily rain12.9 mm (0.5 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)4 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1901Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily low min-17.8 C (0.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1901Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily low max-8.3 C (17.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1901Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)14 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1901Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily low max (Tie)-7.8 C (18.0 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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 1901
Records on 03-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1901. 1901 had 10 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11796: 11801: 11802: 11810: 11811: 11815: 11816: 11818: 11834: 11840: 11845: 11851: 11853: 11854: 11858: 11859: 31862: 21863: 31864: 11866: 11867: 11868: 11871: 31872: 31874: 11875: 11876: 11878: 11880: 11881: 41882: 11886: 31887: 11888: 51889: 11890: 11892: 31893: 11894: 61895: 71896: 81897: 51898: 111899: 11900: 31901: 101902: 41903: 81904: 31905: 21906: 191907: 31908: 221909: 261910: 801911: 151912: 381913: 841914: 291915: 441916: 511917: 471918: 1511919: 861920: 1661921: 1791922: 721923: 751924: 1131925: 2291926: 1411927: 1141928: 841929: 1411930: 1171931: 4701932: 5471933: 2121934: 3171935: 4651936: 1271937: 5141938: 1881939: 4931940: 2461941: 2731942: 4321943: 1,0901944: 6261945: 8291946: 7471947: 5731948: 7181949: 3491950: 5541951: 1,0081952: 2221953: 2141954: 3441955: 6121956: 1,2501957: 4971958: 5491959: 7181960: 1,5631961: 1,0311962: 7081963: 4641964: 3981965: 5111966: 3041967: 6811968: 7171969: 4041970: 4041971: 8061972: 1,1951973: 7791974: 9761975: 4691976: 7021977: 6361978: 8841979: 1,1141980: 4381981: 7601982: 4941983: 2,1571984: 6031985: 4401986: 7291987: 1,7731988: 8331989: 1,9131990: 1,1161991: 1,0401992: 1,1251993: 5251994: 6811995: 1,4181996: 1,1121997: 1,0411998: 1,3201999: 7022000: 1,5462001: 9702002: 8932003: 8562004: 1,2532005: 1,1942006: 6782007: 9972008: 7842009: 1,0862010: 9582011: 6892012: 4902013: 8622014: 9542015: 1,8362016: 1,0652017: 9622018: 5942019: 1,3092020: 1,0212021: 2472022: 1,0452023: 8632024: 5382025: 1,2232026: 1,1231794186318901909192719451963198119992017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1901. 1901 had 10 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-06 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17961
18011
18021
18101
18111
18151
18161
18181
18341
18401
18451
18511
18531
18541
18581
18593
18622
18633
18641
18661
18671
18681
18713
18723
18741
18751
18761
18781
18801
18814
18821
18863
18871
18885
18891
18901
18923
18931
18946
18957
18968
18975
189811
18991
19003
190110
19024
19038
19043
19052
190619
19073
190822
190926
191080
191115
191238
191384
191429
191544
191651
191747
1918151
191986
1920166
1921179
192272
192375
1924113
1925229
1926141
1927114
192884
1929141
1930117
1931470
1932547
1933212
1934317
1935465
1936127
1937514
1938188
1939493
1940246
1941273
1942432
19431,090
1944626
1945829
1946747
1947573
1948718
1949349
1950554
19511,008
1952222
1953214
1954344
1955612
19561,250
1957497
1958549
1959718
19601,563
19611,031
1962708
1963464
1964398
1965511
1966304
1967681
1968717
1969404
1970404
1971806
19721,195
1973779
1974976
1975469
1976702
1977636
1978884
19791,114
1980438
1981760
1982494
19832,157
1984603
1985440
1986729
19871,773
1988833
19891,913
19901,116
19911,040
19921,125
1993525
1994681
19951,418
19961,112
19971,041
19981,320
1999702
20001,546
2001970
2002893
2003856
20041,253
20051,194
2006678
2007997
2008784
20091,086
2010958
2011689
2012490
2013862
2014954
20151,836
20161,065
2017962
2018594
20191,309
20201,021
2021247
20221,045
2023863
2024538
20251,223
20261,123

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).