Weather Records on 6 March 1960

1,563 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1960. Highest significance: Lagarto, BR.

Key Facts for 6 March 1960

On 6 March 1960, 1,563 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 1,066 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 145 monthly and 1,411 daily.
Lagarto set an all-time record daily precipitation of 150.0 mm (5.9 in) on 6 March 1960.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,563 stations

1,563 station records on 6 March 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ramgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amber	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa da Canoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sursand	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,563 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 420, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 646, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 213.

Records on 6 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	420
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	646
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	213

Records on 6 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 145, daily 1,411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,301 broken records

Margins by which the 1,301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1960

Top 20 records on 6 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1960	Lagarto, BR	all-time rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1960	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1960	Ramgarh, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1960	Scottsburg, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1960	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1960	Pana, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1960	Columbia 2SSE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1960	Bloomington Normal, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1960	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1960	Saint Francis, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1960	Hemlock, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1960	Wytheville, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1960	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1960	Birch Tree, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1960	Karunagapalli, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1960	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1960	New Burnside, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1960	Collegeville St Joe AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1960	Ashland, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1960	Amber, IN	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 1,563 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 1960-03-06: 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 100	1,218
100 to 200	65
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1