Weather Records on 6 March 1991

1,040 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1991. Highest significance: Winter Park, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 1991

On 6 March 1991, 1,040 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
693 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 992 daily.
Winter Park set a daily record snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 6 March 1991.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,040 stations

1,040 station records on 6 March 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winter Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leadville Lake Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rye	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Blanca 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lyngor Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cordoba Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Azeite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Visconde de Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Das Pedras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fernao Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orly	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sevilla/San Pablo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,040 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 451, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 242, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 March 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	451
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	242
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 March 1991 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 48, daily 992.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

831 broken records

Margins by which the 831 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1991

Top 20 records on 6 March 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1991	Winter Park, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Leadville Lake Co AP, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	25 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Gauhati, IN	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Rye, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Sierra Blanca 2 E, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Lyngor Fyr, NO	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Tularosa, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Malaga Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Uccle, BE	daily high min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Cordoba Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Gage, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Mimbres 4NNW, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Hereford, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Bowman Dam, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Bosque del Apache, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Helena 1 SSE, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Coleman, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1991	Cuero, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	81 years	38 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1991. 1991 had 1,040 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 1991-03-06: 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	822
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1