Weather Records on 6 March 1931

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1931. Highest significance: Brisbane Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 March 1931

On 6 March 1931, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 457 daily.
Brisbane Regional Office set a daily record precipitation of 151.4 mm (6.0 in) on 6 March 1931.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 6 March 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Mowalba Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pomingalarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkenba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lenox	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo Wandong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 304, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 6 March 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	304
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 6 March 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 457.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

430 broken records

Margins by which the 430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 221.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1931

Top 20 records on 6 March 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1931	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Condobolin (Mowalba Tank), AU	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Boorowa Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Pomingalarna, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Rowena (Bunna Bunna), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Yellow Mountain, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Oskaloosa, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Ernest Junction Rail STN, AU	daily rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Burpengary Ulmann Rd, AU	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1931	Coorparoo Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 470 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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Data for records on 1931-03-06: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	367
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1