Weather Records on 6 March 1930

117 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1930. Highest significance: Tarkastad (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 6 March 1930

On 6 March 1930, 117 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 114 daily.
Tarkastad (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 6 March 1930.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

117 stations

117 station records on 6 March 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moxley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.4 C (-55.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moxley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

117 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 58, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 6 March 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	58
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 March 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 114.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

94 broken records

Margins by which the 94 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1930

Top 20 records on 6 March 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1930	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1930	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1930	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1930	Lincoln Lock 4, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1930	University, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1930	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1930	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1930	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1930	Moxley, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1930	Valley Head, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1930	Clemson UNIV, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1930	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily low min	14.9 C (58.8 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1930	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1930	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1930	Moscow U of I, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1930	Red Bluff Muni AP, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1930	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1930	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1930	Spearfish, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1930	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	20 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1930. 1930 had 117 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	70
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1