Weather Records on 24 March 2006

1,162 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 2006. Highest significance: Greeley, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 2006

On 24 March 2006, 1,162 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 599 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,138 daily.
Greeley set a daily record snow depth of 53.3 cm (21.0 in) on 24 March 2006.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,162 stations

1,162 station records on 24 March 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Waiehu Camp 484	United States	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tezontepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blasillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Tezoyo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wereroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Polk	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
North Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benito Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Agua (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emiliano Zapata	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kununurra Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
John Day	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arnold	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,162 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 348, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 251, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 130.

Records on 24 March 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	348
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	251
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	130

Records on 24 March 2006 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 1,138.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

941 broken records

Margins by which the 941 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 2006

Top 20 records on 24 March 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 2006	Greeley, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 March 2006	Loup City, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2006	Waiehu Camp 484, US	monthly rain	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2006	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2006	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2006	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2006	Tezontepec (Smn), MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2006	Denmark, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2006	Albion, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2006	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2006	Moroleon, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2006	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2006	Enyeje, MX	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2006	Donors Hill Station, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2006	Iffley Station, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2006	Blasillo, MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2006	Lynch, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2006	Presa Tezoyo, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2006	Wereroa, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2006	Polk, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	16 years	49 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2006. 2006 had 1,162 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	880
100 to 200	39
200 to 300	15
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1