Weather Records on 6 March 1920

166 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1920. Highest significance: Portland, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 1920

On 6 March 1920, 166 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 164 daily.
Portland set a daily record precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 6 March 1920.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

166 stations

166 station records on 6 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kongal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

166 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 65, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 6 March 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 6 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 164.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

145 broken records

Margins by which the 145 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1920

Top 20 records on 6 March 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1920	Portland, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1920	Cornwall, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1920	Hanover, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1920	Plymouth, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1920	Burlington, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1920	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1920	Tottenham (Woodlands 1), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1920	Leominster, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1920	Storrs, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1920	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1920	Glenariff, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1920	Quebec, CA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1920	Alma, US	monthly low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1920	Vineland, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1920	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high max	15.3 C (59.5 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1920	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	monthly low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1920	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1920	Quebec, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1920	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1920	Innsbruck, AT	daily high max	18.2 C (64.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	39 years	21 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 166 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	122
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1