Weather Records on 11 March 2006

1,590 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 2006. Highest significance: Albion, US.

Key Facts for 11 March 2006

On 11 March 2006, 1,590 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
691 were record highs and 541 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 79 monthly and 1,506 daily.
Albion set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 11 March 2006.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,590 stations

1,590 station records on 11 March 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fence Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg-Wandsbek	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg/Elbe	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sanders	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arrowhead	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fence Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benmore: Younger Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Veyo Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes 10 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boizenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,590 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 406, Lowest daily maximum 378, Highest daily minimum 285, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 82, Deepest snow cover 89.

Records on 11 March 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	406
Lowest daily maximum	378
Highest daily minimum	285
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	82
Deepest snow cover	89

Records on 11 March 2006 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 79, daily 1,506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,221 broken records

Margins by which the 1,221 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 2006

Top 20 records on 11 March 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 2006	Albion, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	107 years	77 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2006	Snowflake, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2006	Pleasant Valley, US	all-time snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	20 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2006	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2006	Fence Lake, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2006	Hamburg-Wandsbek, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2006	Puhi 1013, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2006	Snowflake, US	all-time snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2006	Britton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2006	Petrified Forest Np, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2006	Freiburg/Elbe, DE	monthly snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2006	Natural Brg, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2006	Petrified Forest Np, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2006	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2006	Bluff, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2006	St George, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2006	Zuara, LY	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2006	Willits 1 NE, US	monthly low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2006	Ipswich, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2006	Sanders, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	51 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

1793 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 1,590 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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 100	1,192
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1