Weather Records on 6 March 1947

573 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1947. Highest significance: Port Alfred, ZA.

Key Facts for 6 March 1947

On 6 March 1947, 573 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 563 daily.
Port Alfred set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 6 March 1947.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

573 stations

573 station records on 6 March 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manavi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Avalon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Brow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

573 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 6 March 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 6 March 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 563.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

509 broken records

Margins by which the 509 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 1947

Top 20 records on 6 March 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1947	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	Bicheno (Council Depot), AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	Ntsubane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	Gingin, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	Juandah, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	Kingaroy Prince Street, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	Ft Stockton 1, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	Eddystone Point, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	Deming, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	Aspermont, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1947	Plainview, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	35 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 573 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	408
20 to 40	65
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	3