Weather Records on 6 March 1980

438 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1980. Highest significance: Cascavel, BR.

Key Facts for 6 March 1980

On 6 March 1980, 438 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 432 daily.
Cascavel set a daily record precipitation of 152.8 mm (6.0 in) on 6 March 1980.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

438 stations

438 station records on 6 March 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Acude General Sampaio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iboacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brucken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sitia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell (Gundowringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City Cgas	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grobelershoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lagoa Do Mato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chileka	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Branch Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trident	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chorozinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Sulphur Spgs 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Hills	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trident	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

438 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 6 March 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 6 March 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

372 broken records

Margins by which the 372 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1980

Top 20 records on 6 March 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1980	Cascavel, BR	daily rain	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Moroni, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Bareilly, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Acude General Sampaio, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Baturite, BR	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Coloso, PR	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Podor, SN	daily low max	30.2 C (86.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	121 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Iboacu, BR	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Brucken, DE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Sitia, BR	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Postmasburg, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Delta, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Valente, BR	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Redlands, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1980	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high min	21.5 C (70.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	77 years	37 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 438 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	342
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	3