Weather Records on 6 March 1993

525 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1993. Highest significance: Cobar (Meryula), AU.

Key Facts for 6 March 1993

On 6 March 1993, 525 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 514 daily.
Cobar (Meryula) set a daily record precipitation of 87.5 mm (3.4 in) on 6 March 1993.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

525 stations

525 station records on 6 March 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nagpur Sonegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yenda (Henry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Long Falls Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barnes STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City Perry Creek	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lattakia	Syria	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rauschberg Bei Ruhpolding	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Long Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cockaponset Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koosharem	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara Do Ingai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Errol	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neola	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caraguatatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

525 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 91.

Records on 6 March 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	91

Records on 6 March 1993 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1993

Top 20 records on 6 March 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1993	Cobar (Meryula), AU	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1993	Riverton, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1993	Medina, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1993	Beowawe, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1993	Nagpur Sonegaon, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1993	Ft Bidwell, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1993	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1993	Yenda (Henry Street), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1993	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1993	Sisters, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1993	Farmington, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1993	Long Falls Dam, US	daily snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1993	Wilsonville, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1993	Barnes STN, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1993	Brassua Dam, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1993	Moosehead, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1993	Petersham 3 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1993	Sioux City Perry Creek, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1993	Belchertown, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1993	Madison, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1993. 1993 had 525 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 2026-10-17 (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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 March 1993
Margin	Records
0 to 100	373
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	3