Weather Records on 6 March 1984

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1984. Highest significance: Baziya (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 6 March 1984

On 6 March 1984, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 572 daily.
Baziya (Bos) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 123.0 mm (4.8 in) on 6 March 1984.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

603 stations

603 station records on 6 March 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wondinong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wubin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greybull	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bocaina (Fazenda Santa Clara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mollerin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Jong Ranch, Howic	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bencuti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strevell	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Donalsonville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bokfontein, Franklin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chipley	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Irmaos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lander AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Latham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 6 March 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 6 March 1984 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 572.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1984

Top 20 records on 6 March 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1984	Baziya (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1984	Wondinong, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1984	Insizwa (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1984	Wubin, AU	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1984	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1984	Turnu Magurele, RO	monthly rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1984	Fairfield, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1984	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1984	Windsor, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1984	Mabel Downs, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1984	Greybull, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1984	Fitzgerald, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1984	Narndee, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1984	Bocaina (Fazenda Santa Clara), BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1984	Alma Bacon Co AP, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1984	Banner Elk, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1984	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1984	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1984	Libode (Bos), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1984	Ailey, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	42 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 603 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 1984-03-06: 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	411
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2