Weather Records on 31 March 2006

1,088 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 2006. Highest significance: Mayville, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 2006

On 31 March 2006, 1,088 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
439 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,042 daily.
Mayville set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 31 March 2006.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

1,088 stations

1,088 station records on 31 March 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.6 mm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.8 mm (8.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Beach Usgs 702.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beira	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carpenter 3N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelmina Rise 721	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chaffee 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fortuna 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paiko Drive 723.4	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,088 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 342, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 460, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 31 March 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	342
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	460
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 31 March 2006 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 44, daily 1,042.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

927 broken records

Margins by which the 927 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 2006

Top 20 records on 31 March 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 2006	Mayville, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2006	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2006	Yarrabubba, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2006	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2006	Millstream, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2006	Mason City, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2006	Pipestone, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2006	Alton, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2006	Sibley, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2006	Onslow, AU	daily rain	153.6 mm (6.0 in)	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2006	Onslow Airport, AU	daily rain	205.8 mm (8.1 in)	204.3 mm (8.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2006	UNIV of Hawaii 713, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2006	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2006	Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2006	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	110 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2006	Urana Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2006	Mohall, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2006	Ewa Beach Usgs 702.2, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2006	Kooline, AU	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2006	Minderoo, AU	daily rain	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	31 years	53 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 1,088 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 2006-03-31: 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	905
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2