Weather Records on 6 March 1997

1,041 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1997. Highest significance: Pomona Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 March 1997

On 6 March 1997, 1,041 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
378 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,007 daily.
Pomona Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 293.0 mm (11.5 in) on 6 March 1997.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,041 stations

1,041 station records on 6 March 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	293.0 mm (11.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kandanga Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.6 mm (8.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Borumba Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.6 mm (7.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Little Yabba Sfr 274	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.6 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.6 mm (8.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hornet Bank Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.8 mm (7.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Darkwater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.0 mm (7.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpowar Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kiamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Las Minas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Moffatt National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huautla de Jimenez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.8 mm (10.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jimna Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.6 mm (6.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conondale Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Los Idolos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Traveston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	239.2 mm (9.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loma Fina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Daly River Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rothsay	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Canal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,041 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 438, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 6 March 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	438
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 6 March 1997 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 30, daily 1,007.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

862 broken records

Margins by which the 862 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1997

Top 20 records on 6 March 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1997	Pomona Post Office, AU	monthly rain	293.0 mm (11.5 in)	124.1 mm (4.9 in)	71 years	78 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1997	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	96 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1997	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1997	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1997	Kandanga Post Office, AU	daily rain	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1997	Kandanga Upper, AU	monthly rain	208.6 mm (8.2 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1997	Borumba Dam, AU	monthly rain	193.6 mm (7.6 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1997	Little Yabba Sfr 274, AU	daily rain	141.6 mm (5.6 in)	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1997	Beerburrum Forest Station, AU	daily rain	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1997	Imbil Forestry, AU	monthly rain	221.6 mm (8.7 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1997	Hornet Bank Homestead, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1997	Batavia, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1997	Oakwood, AU	daily rain	186.8 mm (7.4 in)	115.7 mm (4.6 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1997	Puente Jula, MX	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1997	Darkwater, AU	daily rain	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1997	Moreton Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	199.0 mm (7.8 in)	165.5 mm (6.5 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1997	Kalpowar Forestry, AU	daily rain	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	114.9 mm (4.5 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1997	Kiamba, AU	daily rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	173.3 mm (6.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1997	Pretoria-New Cemetry, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	54 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 1,041 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 1997-03-06: 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 100	812
100 to 200	36
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1