Weather Records on 6 March 1933

212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1933. Highest significance: Sedro-Woolley, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 1933

On 6 March 1933, 212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 209 daily.
Sedro-Woolley set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 6 March 1933.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

212 stations

212 station records on 6 March 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coquitlam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trida (Murrumbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

212 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 6 March 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 6 March 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 209.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

183 broken records

Margins by which the 183 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1933

Top 20 records on 6 March 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1933	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1933	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1933	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1933	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1933	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1933	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1933	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1933	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1933	Alvin, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1933	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1933	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1933	Vashon Island, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1933	Astoria, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1933	Brenham, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1933	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1933	Abbeville, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1933	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1933	Schriever, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1933	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1933	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	31 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1933. 1933 had 212 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 50	179
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1