Weather Records on 6 March 1972

1,195 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1972. Highest significance: Crowfels Station, AU.

Key Facts for 6 March 1972

On 6 March 1972, 1,195 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
802 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,155 daily.
Crowfels Station set an all-time record daily precipitation of 215.9 mm (8.5 in) on 6 March 1972.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,195 stations

1,195 station records on 6 March 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Zonia Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cabanda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bexley Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itabera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Five Dock (Barnwell Park Golf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeys Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tejupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pajingo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cavenagh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gubbata Cooma St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,195 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 565, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 237, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 6 March 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	565
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	237
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 6 March 1972 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 31, daily 1,155.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,014 broken records

Margins by which the 1,014 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 838.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1972

Top 20 records on 6 March 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1972	Crowfels Station, AU	all-time rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1972	Zonia Downs, AU	all-time rain	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	18 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1972	Cabanda Station, AU	all-time rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1972	Urandangi, AU	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1972	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	all-time rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1972	Seattle UNIV of Washin, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1972	Glacier Rs, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1972	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1972	Betanga, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1972	Bankstown (Condell Park), AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1972	Devoncourt Station, AU	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1972	Potts Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1972	Alpha Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1972	Bexley Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1972	Itabera, BR	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1972	Bremerton, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1972	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1972	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1972	Wauna 3 W, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1972	Alice Springs Airport, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	44 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 1,195 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	1,012
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1