Weather Records on 6 March 1978

884 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1978. Highest significance: Paris Stp, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 1978

On 6 March 1978, 884 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 273 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 829 daily.
Paris Stp set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 6 March 1978.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

884 stations

884 station records on 6 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brotas de Macaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gunlock Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Escura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Power House	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lome	Togo	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tara (Santo Antonio Do Tara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Clara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 61 Brg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taquaracu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ford Lock 1O	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

884 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 170, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 304.

Records on 6 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	170
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	304

Records on 6 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 51, daily 829.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1978

Top 20 records on 6 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1978	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Goshen 3SW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Huntington, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Ringwood, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Dayton Mcd, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Angola, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Brotas de Macaubas, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Circleville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Marengo, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Waterloo 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe), BR	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Lawrence, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Bridger 2 N, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Wilmington 3 N, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Gunlock Ph, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1978	Cachoeira Escura, BR	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	7 years	45 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1978. 1978 had 884 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 March 1978
Margin	Records
0 to 100	622
100 to 200	55
200 to 300	23
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1