Weather Records on 6 March 1968

717 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1968. Highest significance: Fossil Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 6 March 1968

On 6 March 1968, 717 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
433 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 706 daily.
Fossil Downs set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 6 March 1968.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

717 stations

717 station records on 6 March 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vogelstruiskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salgadalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coolawanyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Swaziland Ranch-Homest	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malyalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roselea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wittebank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elandshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fig Tree	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

717 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 222, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 6 March 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	222
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 6 March 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 706.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

590 broken records

Margins by which the 590 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1968

Top 20 records on 6 March 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1968	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1968	Louisa Downs, AU	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1968	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	monthly rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1968	Vogelstruiskuil, ZA	all-time rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1968	Lake Grace Comparison, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1968	Salgadalia, BR	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1968	Kriel (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1968	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1968	Coolawanyah, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1968	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1968	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1968	Donnybrook, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1968	Malyalling, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1968	Langsloot, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1968	Roselea, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1968	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low max	19.1 C (66.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	79 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1968	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1968	Delmas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1968	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1968	Wittebank, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 717 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 100	589
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1