Weather Records on 6 March 1949

349 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1949. Highest significance: Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU.

Key Facts for 6 March 1949

On 6 March 1949, 349 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 338 daily.
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana) set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 6 March 1949.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

349 stations

349 station records on 6 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.7 mm (9.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burrowye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Noccundra Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mulculca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bamawm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht-1	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcumin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uardry 2 Out Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

349 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 6 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 6 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 338.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

293 broken records

Margins by which the 293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1949

Top 20 records on 6 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1949	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1949	Milparinka Hotel, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1949	Quinyambie, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1949	Kerkeriya, IN	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1949	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1949	Mt Douglas, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1949	Broken Hill (Langawirra), AU	monthly rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1949	Home Hill Fifteen A St, AU	monthly rain	237.7 mm (9.4 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1949	Hinnomunjie, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1949	Huonville, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1949	Burrowye, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1949	Penn Yan, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1949	Noccundra Police Station, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1949	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	monthly rain	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1949	Bulliwallah, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1949	Mulculca, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1949	Walwa, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1949	Dandongadale (Mountain View), AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1949	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1949	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	4 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 349 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 1949-03-06: 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	279
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1