Weather Records on 6 March 1976

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1976. Highest significance: Gayndah Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 March 1976

On 6 March 1976, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 690 daily.
Gayndah Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 81.2 mm (3.2 in) on 6 March 1976.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

702 stations

702 station records on 6 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Eudamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.2 mm (8.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Didcot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boona-Choppa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yuin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.8 mm (7.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Colton Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.0 mm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalabasput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ogmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.2 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cronulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasgat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	129.0 cm (50.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Doornbosch	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rheboksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coalstoun Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Groothoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 317, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 6 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 6 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 690.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

565 broken records

Margins by which the 565 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 540.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1976

Top 20 records on 6 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1976	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	88 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1976	Eudamullah, AU	monthly rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1976	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1976	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	208.2 mm (8.2 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	77 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1976	Bauple, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1976	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1976	Elsenburg, ZA	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1976	Ungowa Forest Station, AU	daily rain	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1976	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1976	Mundubbera, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1976	Didcot, AU	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1976	Boona-Choppa, AU	daily rain	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1976	Yuin, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1976	Gundiah Railway Station, AU	daily rain	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1976	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	181.8 mm (7.2 in)	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1976	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1976	Wallaville- Mill Street, AU	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1976	Colton Railway Station, AU	daily rain	202.0 mm (8.0 in)	163.9 mm (6.5 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1976	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1976	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	49 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 702 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 1976-03-06: 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	552
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1