Weather Records on 6 March 1952

222 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1952. Highest significance: Hettinger, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 1952

On 6 March 1952, 222 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 214 daily.
Hettinger set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 6 March 1952.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

222 stations

222 station records on 6 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wrights	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macaiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	218.4 cm (86.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paracuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Patacharkuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Price Game Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murgab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhing	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

222 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 63, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 6 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	63
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 6 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 214.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

165 broken records

Margins by which the 165 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1952

Top 20 records on 6 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1952	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1952	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1952	Winnemucca AP, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1952	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1952	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1952	Caucaia, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1952	Barrage Angliers, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1952	Galva, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1952	Quilcene 2 SW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1952	Fortaleza (Escola Regional), BR	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1952	Orange 3, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1952	Fortaleza, BR	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1952	Mt Carroll, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1952	Uman, UA	monthly rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1952	St Andrews, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	62 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1952	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1952	Lima, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1952	Searcy, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1952	Wrights, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1952	Trenton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	24 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 222 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 100	155
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1