Weather Records on 6 March 1981

760 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1981. Highest significance: Cobra Station, AU.

Key Facts for 6 March 1981

On 6 March 1981, 760 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 740 daily.
Cobra Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.0 mm (4.1 in) on 6 March 1981.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

760 stations

760 station records on 6 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milingimbi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.6 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aguila	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roelands Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luminarias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
King Salmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New York Laurel Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise Beryl Jct	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nikorcminda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Junipine	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tehachapi	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Djavary	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pattiway	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gagrskiy	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Blas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koosharem	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pattiway	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Victorville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Payson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Rio Colorado (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

760 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 6 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 6 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 740.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

676 broken records

Margins by which the 676 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1981

Top 20 records on 6 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1981	Cobra Station, AU	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Strathalbyn, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Milingimbi, AU	daily rain	155.6 mm (6.1 in)	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Aguila, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Northcliffe, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Cowaramup, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Prescott, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Irapuru, BR	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Middalya, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Williambury, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Teberda, RU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Roelands Village, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Prescott, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Split Rock Pond, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Loa, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Wickenburg, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Cardabia, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1981	Circleville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	16 years	41 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 760 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 1981-03-06: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	632
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1