Weather Records on 6 March 1953

214 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1953. Highest significance: Virudhunagar, IN.

Key Facts for 6 March 1953

On 6 March 1953, 214 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 210 daily.
Virudhunagar set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 6 March 1953.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

214 stations

214 station records on 6 March 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itatira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

214 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 57, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 6 March 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 6 March 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 210.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

161 broken records

Margins by which the 161 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1953

Top 20 records on 6 March 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1953	Virudhunagar, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1953	Adur, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1953	Buxa, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1953	Jakutsk, RU	daily high min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1953	Riksgransen, SE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1953	Itatira, BR	all-time rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1953	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1953	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1953	Valemount, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1953	Quilon Pwd, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1953	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1953	Birtle, CA	monthly low min	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1953	Ignace, CA	daily low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1953	Karesuando, SE	daily high min	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1953	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1953	Kelowna, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1953	Kotagiri, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1953	Oakland, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1953	Long Prairie, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1953	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	25 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 214 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 50	156
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1