Weather Records on 6 March 1969

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1969. Highest significance: Centennial 1NE, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 1969

On 6 March 1969, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 390 daily.
Centennial 1NE set a daily record snowfall of 35.8 cm (14.1 in) on 6 March 1969.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 6 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reivilo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mabel Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Follett	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orderville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cardoso Moreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Menier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canby	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shamrock	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 81.

Records on 6 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	81

Records on 6 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 9, daily 390.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

324 broken records

Margins by which the 324 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 813.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1969

Top 20 records on 6 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1969	Centennial 1NE, US	daily snowfall	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1969	Austin #2, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1969	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1969	Orderville, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1969	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1969	Myroodah, AU	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1969	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1969	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1969	Highlands, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1969	Adaven, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1969	Huntingdon, CA	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1969	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1969	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1969	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1969	Polis, CY	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1969	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1969	Victor 4 N, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1969	Norddal, NO	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1969	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1969	Gibson Dam, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	38 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 404 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 200	305
200 to 400	15
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1