Weather Records on 6 March 1928

84 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1928. Highest significance: Ft Bidwell, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 1928

On 6 March 1928, 84 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 83 daily.
Ft Bidwell set a daily record high minimum temperature of 7.2 C (45.0 F) on 6 March 1928.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

84 stations

84 station records on 6 March 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-29.7 C (-21.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.9 C (-9.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

84 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 6 March 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	10
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 6 March 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 83.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

65 broken records

Margins by which the 65 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1928

Top 20 records on 6 March 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1928	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	Astrakan, RU	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	Setif, DZ	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	Constantine, DZ	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	Bancroft, CA	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high max	4.9 C (40.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	Mildura Post Office, AU	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	21.3 C (70.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	Kursk, RU	daily low min	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily low min	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	9 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	Escanaba, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	Franklin, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily low min	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	Kamennaja-Step, RU	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high min	26.3 C (79.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	40 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	Poretskoye, RU	daily low min	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1928	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily low max	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	16 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1928. 1928 had 84 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 20	63
20 to 40	1
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1