Weather Records on 6 March 1998

1,320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 1998. Highest significance: Hoorn, NL.

Key Facts for 6 March 1998

On 6 March 1998, 1,320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
455 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 129 monthly and 1,189 daily.
Hoorn set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 6 March 1998.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,320 stations

1,320 station records on 6 March 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Delft	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Strijen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Zaandam (Hembrug)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woudenberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Overveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Spakenburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wageningen (Pd)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boskoop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vleuten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg/Oberfranken-Huttst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Weesp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lijnden (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wijk_Aan_Zee_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Samara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beverwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nijkerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Loenen Aan de Vecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Biddinghuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zaandijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Appelscha	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Swifterbant	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelminadorp-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ovezande	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
'S Heerenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Abcoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emmen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gorredijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heemstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kapelle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kloosterzande	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Krabbendijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rilland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stavenisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wolphaartsdijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Veenhuizen (D)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Voorthuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marknesse_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Assen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brouwershaven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goedereede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Helvoet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,320 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 228, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 588, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 6 March 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	228
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	588
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 6 March 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 129, daily 1,189.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,093 broken records

Margins by which the 1,093 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 1998

Top 20 records on 6 March 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 1998	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1998	Denekamp, NL	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1998	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1998	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1998	Dwingelo, NL	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1998	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1998	De Bilt, NL	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1998	Hoofddorp, NL	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1998	Delft, NL	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1998	Strijen, NL	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1998	Roelofarendsveen, NL	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1998	Beowawe, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1998	Zaandam (Hembrug), NL	monthly rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1998	Putten (Gld), NL	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1998	Woodruff, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1998	Woudenberg, NL	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1998	Overveen, NL	monthly rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1998	Spakenburg, NL	monthly rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1998	Wageningen (Pd), NL	monthly rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1998	Boskoop, NL	monthly rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	58 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1998. 1998 had 1,320 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 1998-03-06: 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	1,076
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1