Weather Records on 6 March 1957

497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1957. Highest significance: Marhaura(Amnar), IN.

Key Facts for 6 March 1957

On 6 March 1957, 497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 490 daily.
Marhaura(Amnar) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 115.1 mm (4.5 in) on 6 March 1957.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

497 stations

497 station records on 6 March 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marhaura(Amnar)	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pawayan	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maranboy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parlakimedi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Independencia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahendraganj	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jeremoabo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gaborone	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Itabatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

497 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 310, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 6 March 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 6 March 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 490.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1957

Top 20 records on 6 March 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1957	Marhaura(Amnar), IN	monthly rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1957	Balurghat, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1957	Nanpara, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1957	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1957	Gaya, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1957	Penedo, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1957	Jalalabad, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1957	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1957	N Ghasan Sr, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1957	Cicero Dantas, BR	daily rain	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1957	Sheikhpura, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1957	Pawayan, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1957	Manbulloo, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1957	Patu, BR	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1957	Domeriaganj Sr, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1957	Ellensburg, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1957	Goldendale, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1957	Esplanada, BR	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1957	Maranboy, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1957	Parlakimedi, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	36 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1957. 1957 had 497 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 20	359
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	1