Weather Records on 6 March 2000

1,546 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 2000. Highest significance: Jerome, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 2000

On 6 March 2000, 1,546 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
865 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,505 daily.
Jerome set a daily record snowfall of 24.1 cm (9.5 in) on 6 March 2000.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,546 stations

1,546 station records on 6 March 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	295.5 mm (11.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Altar (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	281.4 mm (11.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tete	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pago Pago WSO AP	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maricopa 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Youngtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Oregano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	249.0 mm (9.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angardsvatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,546 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 528, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 337, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 462, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 6 March 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	528
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	337
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	462
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 6 March 2000 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 37, daily 1,505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,281 broken records

Margins by which the 1,281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 2000

Top 20 records on 6 March 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 2000	Jerome, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 March 2000	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2000	Meda, AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2000	Anna Plains, AU	all-time rain	295.5 mm (11.6 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2000	Heber (Black Mesa) Rs, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2000	Walnut Creek, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2000	Newport, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2000	Altar (Obs), MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2000	Seligman, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	95 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2000	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	107 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2000	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2000	Mandora, AU	all-time rain	281.4 mm (11.1 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2000	Fergus Falls, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2000	Heber (Black Mesa) Rs, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2000	Organ Pipe Cactus Nm, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2000	Williams, US	daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2000	Hayward Rs, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2000	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2000	Warroora, AU	monthly rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2000	Tete, MZ	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	19 years	49 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2000. 2000 had 1,546 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	1,311
2020	1,023
2021	247
2022	1,045
2023	862
2024	538
2025	1,223
2026	1,124

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,246
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1