Weather Records on 6 March 1977

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1977. Highest significance: Kalamare, BW.

Key Facts for 6 March 1977

On 6 March 1977, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 619 daily.
Kalamare set an all-time record daily precipitation of 226.0 mm (8.9 in) on 6 March 1977.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

636 stations

636 station records on 6 March 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalamare	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	226.0 mm (8.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	247.0 mm (9.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nutwood Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Tainhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Oxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pafuri	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adobe Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juliana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windy Hill No.2	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum-1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alldays	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Noorama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Champoton (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Legkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Braeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cryon (Koothney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rouchel Brook (Albano)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Rouchel School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom Upper	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 6 March 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 6 March 1977 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 619.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

528 broken records

Margins by which the 528 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1977

Top 20 records on 6 March 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1977	Kalamare, BW	all-time rain	226.0 mm (8.9 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	37 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1977	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1977	Palmaryville, ZA	daily rain	247.0 mm (9.7 in)	173.3 mm (6.8 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1977	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	144.1 mm (5.7 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1977	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1977	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1977	Warrumbungle (Cheddington), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1977	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	150.7 mm (5.9 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1977	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1977	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1977	Nutwood Downs, AU	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1977	Rankins Pass, ZA	daily rain	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1977	Passo Tainhas, BR	daily rain	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1977	Zwartrandjes, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1977	Tottenham (Burdenda), AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1977	Palapye, BW	all-time rain	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1977	Artesia 6S, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1977	Quambone (Oxley), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1977	Moonan Flat (High St), AU	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1977	Driefontein, ZA	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	42 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1977. 1977 had 636 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 50	506
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1