Weather Records on 6 March 2003

856 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 2003. Highest significance: Plain, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 2003

On 6 March 2003, 856 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 286 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 823 daily.
Plain set a daily record precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 6 March 2003.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

856 stations

856 station records on 6 March 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vernonia #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nezperce	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dixie	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kremlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Shmidta	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilil	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wateree Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rome R B Russell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dixie	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers Pass 9 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rome 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zacualtipan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Telpatlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Velva	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

856 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 175, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 6 March 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	175
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 6 March 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 823.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

616 broken records

Margins by which the 616 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 2003

Top 20 records on 6 March 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 2003	Plain, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Cartersville, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Lake Wenatchee, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Middleboro, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Greenville Wtp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Borinquen AP, PR	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Vernonia #2, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Miyazaki, JP	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Talladega, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Nezperce, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Lihue WSO AP 1020.1, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Dixie, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Alfred, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Willow City, US	daily low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Dallas 7 NE, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Whitefish Pt, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2003	Mohall, US	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	40 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 856 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 2003-03-06: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	593
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1