Weather Records on 6 March 1950

554 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1950. Highest significance: Hill End Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 March 1950

On 6 March 1950, 554 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
286 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 541 daily.
Hill End Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 6 March 1950.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

554 stations

554 station records on 6 March 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canbelego Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lissington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hermidale (Gilgai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldine 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tubbul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wallandoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Canbelego the Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

554 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 March 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 March 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 541.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

433 broken records

Margins by which the 433 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1950

Top 20 records on 6 March 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1950	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	Parksville, CA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	Guna, IN	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	Lima, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	Aurukun Shire Council, AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	Glenormiston, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	Virginia City, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	Clover Creek, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	Cargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	Middlekop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	Virginia City, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	Austral Downs, AU	monthly rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	Canbelego Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	Carcoar, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	Chinook, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	St John's, CA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	Trundle (Brookview St), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	Holter Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1950	Cobar (Double Gates), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	37 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 554 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 25	398
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1