Weather Records on 6 March 1982

494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1982. Highest significance: Pesaro, IT.

Key Facts for 6 March 1982

On 6 March 1982, 494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 479 daily.
Pesaro set a daily record precipitation of 58.8 mm (2.3 in) on 6 March 1982.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

494 stations

494 station records on 6 March 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	342.9 mm (13.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aguiar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zanthus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Curtain 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Urbenville Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aly	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.2 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taloga	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Curtain 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodenbong (Unumgar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Christmas Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

494 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 6 March 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 6 March 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

381 broken records

Margins by which the 381 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1982

Top 20 records on 6 March 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1982	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1982	Oxford, GB	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1982	Dolisie, CG	all-time rain	342.9 mm (13.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1982	Angoon Pwr, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1982	Barton, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1982	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1982	Aguiar, BR	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1982	Newport, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1982	Bologna, IT	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1982	Quanbun Downs, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1982	Carthage Wtp, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1982	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1982	Crescent City, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1982	Maroon, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1982	Saint Francis, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1982	Jubilee Downs, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1982	Moogerah Dam, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1982	Hundseid I Vikedal, NO	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1982	Kirov, RU	daily high min	0.2 C (32.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1982	Kenai AP, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	76 years	36 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1982. 1982 had 494 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 2026-10-15 (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	349
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1