Weather Records on 20 March 2006

1,353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 2006. Highest significance: Mc Cool Junction, US.

Key Facts for 20 March 2006

On 20 March 2006, 1,353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 284 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,305 daily.
Mc Cool Junction set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 20 March 2006.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,353 stations

1,353 station records on 20 March 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Jewell	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rockwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Terrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.2 cm (17.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Rushmore Nmem	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Briggsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Briggsdale	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cooralya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winona Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deweese 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Galata 16 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oral	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hosston	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,353 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 185, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 385, Heaviest daily snowfall 247, Deepest snow cover 159.

Records on 20 March 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	185
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	385
Heaviest daily snowfall	247
Deepest snow cover	159

Records on 20 March 2006 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 42, daily 1,305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,070 broken records

Margins by which the 1,070 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 490.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 2006

Top 20 records on 20 March 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 2006	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2006	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	93 years	75 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2006	Hastings 4N, US	all-time snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	103 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2006	Cawker City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2006	Las Animas, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	93 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2006	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	112 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2006	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	20.9 cm (8.2 in)	93 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2006	Jewell, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2006	Rockwall, US	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2006	Terrell, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2006	Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP, US	all-time snowfall	45.2 cm (17.8 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2006	Goodland, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2006	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	93 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2006	Genoa 2 W, US	monthly snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2006	Dalton, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2006	Ewing, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2006	Oberlin, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2006	Akron 4 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	111 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2006	Geneva, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2006	Mt Rushmore Nmem, US	monthly snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 years	57 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

1808 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2006. 2006 had 1,353 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 March 2006
Margin	Records
0 to 100	968
100 to 200	81
200 to 300	17
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1