Weather Records on 6 March 1956

1,250 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1956. Highest significance: Tihoreck, RU.

Key Facts for 6 March 1956

On 6 March 1956, 1,250 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
616 were record highs and 226 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,202 daily.
Tihoreck set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 6 March 1956.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,250 stations

1,250 station records on 6 March 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Juanbung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ultima (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manangatang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berriwillock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpienung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crowlands (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyntynder Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tin Tin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moondah the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Victoria Storage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnabulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lonsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,250 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 304, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 312, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 349, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 6 March 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	304
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	312
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	349
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 6 March 1956 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 37, daily 1,202.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,023 broken records

Margins by which the 1,023 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1956

Top 20 records on 6 March 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1956	Tihoreck, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1956	Wooroonook, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1956	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1956	Lucan, CA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1956	Moyston, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1956	Balranald (Rsl), AU	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1956	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1956	Beazleys Bridge, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1956	Boigbeat, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1956	Wycheproof (Post Office), AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1956	Juanbung, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1956	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1956	Kitchener, CA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1956	Wickliffe, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1956	Georgetown, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1956	Barkly, AU	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1956	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1956	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1956	Adelaide (Morphett Vale), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1956	Mallan (Niemur Valley), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	50 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 1,250 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,005
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1