Weather Records on 6 March 2001

970 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 2001. Highest significance: Peru 2 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 2001

On 6 March 2001, 970 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
381 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 915 daily.
Peru 2 WSW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 6 March 2001.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

970 stations

970 station records on 6 March 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.8 cm (18.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Heath	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Riito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&D	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Drohobych	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily snowfall	60.7 cm (23.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buffumville Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Lake	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broadalbin	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woonsocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
West Sand Lake 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton Airfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Essex Fells Svc Bldg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prattsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.7 cm (18.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow	United States	Record daily snowfall	57.4 cm (22.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

970 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 205, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 6 March 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	205
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 6 March 2001 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 48, daily 915.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

778 broken records

Margins by which the 778 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 429.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 2001

Top 20 records on 6 March 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 2001	Peru 2 WSW, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2001	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2001	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2001	Cavendish, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2001	Lowell, US	daily snowfall	47.8 cm (18.8 in)	27.5 cm (10.8 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2001	Heath, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2001	Riito, MX	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2001	Lake Placid 2 S, US	all-time snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2001	Presa Morelos, MX	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2001	Milford, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2001	Southbridge 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2001	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	110 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2001	Concord ASOS, US	daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2001	Troy L&D, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2001	Storrs, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	110 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2001	Newport, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2001	Drohobych, UA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2001	Danbury, US	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2001	Whitehall, US	monthly snowfall	60.7 cm (23.9 in)	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	7 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2001	Mt Mansfield, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 years	53 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2001. 2001 had 970 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 2001-03-06: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 2001
Margin	Records
0 to 100	686
100 to 200	50
200 to 300	32
300 to 400	8
400 to 500	2