Weather Records on 6 March 1932

547 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1932. Highest significance: Danville 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 1932

On 6 March 1932, 547 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 470 daily.
Danville 2 SE set a daily record precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 6 March 1932.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

547 stations

547 station records on 6 March 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Florence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

547 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 216, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 6 March 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	216
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 6 March 1932 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 76, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

426 broken records

Margins by which the 426 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1932

Top 20 records on 6 March 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1932	Danville 2 SE, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Reidsville, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Winthrop UNIV, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Raleigh State UNIV, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Carlisle, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Dale Enterprise, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Ovando, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Graham 2 ENE, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Florence #1, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Trenton 1 NNE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1932	Clarksville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	39 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1932. 1932 had 547 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 1932-03-06: 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 20	362
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1