Weather Records on 6 March 1959

718 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1959. Highest significance: Antigo, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 1959

On 6 March 1959, 718 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 666 daily.
Antigo set an all-time record daily snowfall of 53.3 cm (21.0 in) on 6 March 1959.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

718 stations

718 station records on 6 March 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.2 cm (17.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mercier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Onatchiway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

718 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 388, Heaviest daily snowfall 146, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 6 March 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	388
Heaviest daily snowfall	146
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 6 March 1959 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 41, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

653 broken records

Margins by which the 653 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1959

Top 20 records on 6 March 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1959	Antigo, US	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1959	Fayette, US	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1959	Godegard, SE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1959	Prairie du Chien, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1959	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1959	Antigo, US	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1959	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1959	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1959	Geneve Observatoire, CH	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1959	Pella 1S, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1959	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1959	Munising, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1959	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1959	Conway, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1959	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1959	Marshalltown, US	all-time snowfall	45.2 cm (17.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1959	Toledo 3N, US	monthly snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1959	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1959	Summerville 4W, US	monthly rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1959	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	48 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 718 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 1959-03-06: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 March 1959
Margin	Records
0 to 50	554
50 to 100	63
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	7