Weather Records on 6 March 1948

718 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1948. Highest significance: Hays 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 1948

On 6 March 1948, 718 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 650 daily.
Hays 1 S set a daily record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 6 March 1948.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

718 stations

718 station records on 6 March 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Noorama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Itabaiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

718 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 243, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 97, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 6 March 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	243
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	97
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 6 March 1948 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 63, daily 650.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

596 broken records

Margins by which the 596 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1948

Top 20 records on 6 March 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1948	Hays 1 S, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Maryville 2E, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Audubon, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Biloxi, US	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Noorama, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Storm Lake, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Avon Downs, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Atlantic 1 NE, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Jefferson, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Horton, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Schriever, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Eureka, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Cumberland, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Pearl River, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Canadian, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1948	Storrs, US	monthly low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	38 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 718 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 1948-03-06: 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	515
50 to 100	50
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	3