Weather Records on 6 March 1954

344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1954. Highest significance: Glendower Station, AU.

Key Facts for 6 March 1954

On 6 March 1954, 344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 331 daily.
Glendower Station set a daily record precipitation of 77.7 mm (3.1 in) on 6 March 1954.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

344 stations

344 station records on 6 March 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Proa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Afton Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

344 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 6 March 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 6 March 1954 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 331.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

269 broken records

Margins by which the 269 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1954

Top 20 records on 6 March 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1954	Glendower Station, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1954	Merlin Station, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1954	Tiree, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1954	Nelia Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1954	Twin Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1954	Julia Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1954	Lammermoor Station, AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1954	Prairie Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1954	Proa Station, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1954	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1954	Bundabaroo, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1954	Robertsdale, US	all-time snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1954	Afton Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1954	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1954	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1954	Chardzhev, TM	daily low min	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1954	Hughenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1954	Lekkervlei, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1954	Cuero, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1954	Liberty, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	33 years	30 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 344 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 1954-03-06: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	237
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3