Weather Records on 6 March 1929

141 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1929. Highest significance: Ames 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 1929

On 6 March 1929, 141 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 137 daily.
Ames 3 SW set a daily record snow depth of 254.0 cm (100.0 in) on 6 March 1929.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

141 stations

141 station records on 6 March 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

141 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 44, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 6 March 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 6 March 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 137.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

115 broken records

Margins by which the 115 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2540.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1929

Top 20 records on 6 March 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1929	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1929	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1929	Waterloo, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1929	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1929	Glenville, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1929	Confluence 1 NW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1929	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1929	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	monthly high max	9.1 C (48.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1929	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1929	Charlevoix, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1929	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1929	Bella Coola, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1929	Osijek, HR	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1929	Greensboro Lock 7, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1929	Cottbus, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1929	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1929	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1929	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1929	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1929	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	24 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 141 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 500	113
500 to 1000	1
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	0
2500 to 3000	1