Weather Records on 6 March 1983

2,157 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1983. Highest significance: Rugby, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 1983

On 6 March 1983, 2,157 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,206 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 2,094 daily.
Rugby set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 6 March 1983.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 6 March 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Savage	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ano Bom Do Tiete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	196.5 mm (7.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Piraju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Luiz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg Richardson Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Juca Casimiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scobey	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Cubatao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	205.9 mm (8.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Galax Radio Wbrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cresciumal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Castana Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canistota 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Lucia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.7 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barao de Antonina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sebree 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ankeny	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Gaviao Peixoto (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Peixe (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reform	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenrock 14 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,157 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 325, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 881, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 728, Heaviest daily snowfall 99, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 6 March 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	325
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	881
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	728
Heaviest daily snowfall	99
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 6 March 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 62, daily 2,094.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,897 broken records

Margins by which the 1,897 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 368.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1983

Top 20 records on 6 March 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1983	Rugby, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1983	Maristova, NO	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1983	Towner 2 NE, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1983	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1983	Canton, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1983	Savage, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1983	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1983	Akron 4 E, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1983	Regina Cda, CA	daily snowfall	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1983	Walthill 1E, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1983	Fazenda Ano Bom Do Tiete, BR	monthly rain	196.5 mm (7.7 in)	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1983	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1983	Hawarden, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1983	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1983	Minot Exp STN, US	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1983	Savage, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1983	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1983	Richardton Abbey, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1983	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1983	Wilton, US	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 2,157 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1983-03-06: 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 2026-10-17 (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	1,827
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	1