Weather Records on 3 March 2006

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 2006. Highest significance: Hechingen, DE.

Key Facts for 3 March 2006

On 3 March 2006, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 573 daily.
Hechingen set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 3 March 2006.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 3 March 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hechingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
En Nahud	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tizimin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufering	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kinchil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Maplewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Promised Land (Bellingen (Crys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberschleissheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pali Golf Course 788.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo Exp F 795.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenreagh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orama (Darkwood Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Megen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Urangan Hibiscus St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville (Cow Cownty)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grove (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ronneby-Bredakra	Sweden	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenview	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Molino	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dyce	United Kingdom	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Intricate Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 194, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 3 March 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	194
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 3 March 2006 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 573.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

447 broken records

Margins by which the 447 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 2006

Top 20 records on 3 March 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 2006	Hechingen, DE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2006	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2006	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2006	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2006	En Nahud, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2006	Urunga (Sunset Place), AU	daily rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2006	Kaneohe 838.1, US	daily rain	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2006	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2006	Tizimin, MX	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2006	Kaufering, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2006	Kinchil, MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2006	Auberry 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2006	Santa Rosa, MX	all-time high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2006	Ebor (Maplewood), AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2006	Ebor (the Racecourse), AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2006	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2006	Marlin, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2006	Sugar Land, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2006	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2006	Karlstad, SE	daily snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	69 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

1804 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2006. 2006 had 604 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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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 2026-10-17 (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 20	373
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2