Weather Records on 6 March 1961

1,031 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1961. Highest significance: Manti, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 1961

On 6 March 1961, 1,031 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
569 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 1,017 daily.
Manti set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 6 March 1961.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,031 stations

1,031 station records on 6 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelaceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Copainala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Canyon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Kenzie	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,031 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 373, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 326, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 6 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	373
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	326
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 6 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 1,017.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

833 broken records

Margins by which the 833 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1961

Top 20 records on 6 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1961	Manti, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	Scipio, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	Port Stanley, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	Brewster, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	Iroquois Falls, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	Independence #1, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	Cochrane, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	Iroquois Falls, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	Brookport Dam 52, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	Cochrane, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	Albany, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	State College, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	Keosauqua, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	Knoxville, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	Waynesboro 2 S, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1961	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	37 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 1,031 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 25	746
25 to 50	42
50 to 75	20
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1