Weather Records on 6 March 1996

1,112 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1996. Highest significance: Weipa Eastern Ave, AU.

Key Facts for 6 March 1996

On 6 March 1996, 1,112 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
316 were record highs and 374 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,070 daily.
Weipa Eastern Ave set a daily record precipitation of 217.2 mm (8.6 in) on 6 March 1996.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,112 stations

1,112 station records on 6 March 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	358.5 mm (14.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Helen	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	420.6 mm (16.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clarkson	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	284.0 mm (11.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	343.6 mm (13.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cabramurra Smhea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Juliette	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Daintree Tea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	571.0 mm (22.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dawsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Embry	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Earth	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leiter 9N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heart Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecitos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,112 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 207, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 99, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 6 March 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	207
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	99
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 6 March 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 1,070.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

866 broken records

Margins by which the 866 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1996

Top 20 records on 6 March 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1996	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1996	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	358.5 mm (14.1 in)	156.6 mm (6.2 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1996	Helen, US	monthly rain	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1996	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	420.6 mm (16.6 in)	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1996	Henty Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1996	Pinson, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1996	Canton, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1996	Clarkson, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1996	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	284.0 mm (11.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1996	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1996	Pambula Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1996	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	343.6 mm (13.5 in)	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1996	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1996	Olmsted L&D, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1996	Grong Grong (Junee St), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1996	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1996	Mason City, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1996	Gillette 3SE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1996	Meridian Key Fld, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1996	Cabramurra Smhea, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	43 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 1,112 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 1996-03-06: 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	805
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1