Weather Records on 6 March 1940

246 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1940. Highest significance: Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU.

Key Facts for 6 March 1940

On 6 March 1940, 246 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 243 daily.
Grassy Hill Radio Otc set a daily record precipitation of 151.1 mm (5.9 in) on 6 March 1940.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

246 stations

246 station records on 6 March 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Contai	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parlakimedi	India	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

246 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 6 March 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 6 March 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 243.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

206 broken records

Margins by which the 206 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 1940

Top 20 records on 6 March 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1940	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1940	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1940	Exwell Park, ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1940	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1940	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1940	Nayagarh, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1940	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1940	Brockville, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1940	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1940	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	monthly snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1940	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1940	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1940	Edgewater, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1940	Two Buttes, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1940	Puri, IN	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1940	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1940	Gorlitz, DE	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	58 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1940	Raton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1940	Magdeburg, DE	daily low max	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	58 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1940	Banpur, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 246 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 20	183
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1