Weather Records on 6 March 1951

1,008 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1951. Highest significance: Denman Island, CA.

Key Facts for 6 March 1951

On 6 March 1951, 1,008 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 450 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 150 monthly and 857 daily.
Denman Island set a monthly record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 6 March 1951.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,008 stations

1,008 station records on 6 March 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crofton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vananda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westwold	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vananda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tranquille	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,008 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 177, Lowest daily maximum 315, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 6 March 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	177
Lowest daily maximum	315
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 6 March 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 150, daily 857.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

807 broken records

Margins by which the 807 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1951

Top 20 records on 6 March 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1951	Denman Island, CA	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1951	Cascade Locks, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1951	Detroit, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1951	Faulkton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1951	Bella Coola, CA	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1951	Crofton, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1951	McCall, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1951	Nanaimo, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1951	Nanaimo Departure Bay, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1951	Stave Falls, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1951	Cottage Grove 2E, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1951	Big Creek, CA	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1951	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1951	Rietfontein, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1951	Kooskia, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1951	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1951	Vananda, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1951	Mitchell 2 N, US	monthly snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1951	Westwold, CA	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	15.6 C (28.1 F)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1951	Vananda, CA	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	17 years	41 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 1,008 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 1951-03-06: 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	746
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	4
350 to 400	1