Weather Records on 6 March 1971

806 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1971. Highest significance: Thargomindah Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 March 1971

On 6 March 1971, 806 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 462 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 702 daily.
Thargomindah Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 71.9 mm (2.8 in) on 6 March 1971.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

806 stations

806 station records on 6 March 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Alfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ban Ban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fermoy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whynot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Dos Moreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Helena (Mariquita)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cayo Arenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eyre (Mulka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arrabury Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eutin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ventry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Congonhas-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

806 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 205, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 257, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 6 March 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	205
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	257
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 6 March 1971 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 98, daily 702.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

693 broken records

Margins by which the 693 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1971

Top 20 records on 6 March 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1971	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1971	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1971	Cordillo Downs, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1971	Mount Alfred, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1971	Ban Ban, AU	all-time rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1971	Springvale, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1971	Fermoy, AU	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1971	Whynot Station, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1971	Bologna, IT	monthly low min	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	113 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1971	Werrina, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1971	Atibaia, BR	daily rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1971	Itatiba, BR	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1971	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1971	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1971	Birdsville Police Station, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1971	Sitio Dos Moreiras, BR	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1971	Currawilla Station, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1971	Wyandra Railway St, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1971	Santa Helena (Mariquita), BR	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1971	Lowville, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 years	46 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 806 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 1971-03-06: 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	679
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1