Weather Records on 6 March 2008

784 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 2008. Highest significance: Sherman, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 2008

On 6 March 2008, 784 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 756 daily.
Sherman set a daily record precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 6 March 2008.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

784 stations

784 station records on 6 March 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Booneville 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guemar	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
House	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grover Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Isit	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bardwell 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sumner Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harare (Kutsaga)	Zimbabwe	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shahat	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huckabay	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

784 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 6 March 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 6 March 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 756.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

621 broken records

Margins by which the 621 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 2008

Top 20 records on 6 March 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 2008	Sherman, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2008	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	115 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2008	Golden, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2008	Booneville 3 SSE, US	monthly snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2008	Windom, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2008	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2008	E Stroudsburg, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2008	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2008	Monte Vista 2W, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2008	Dilia, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2008	W Palm Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2008	Guemar, DZ	all-time low min	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2008	Booneville 3 SSE, US	all-time snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2008	Ellington, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2008	Pedernal 9 E, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2008	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2008	Mancos 1SW, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2008	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2008	Maybell, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2008	Dilia, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	43 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 784 records.

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

Records on 03-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1801	1
1802	1
1810	1
1811	1
1815	1
1816	1
1818	1
1834	1
1840	1
1845	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1859	3
1862	2
1863	3
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	3
1872	3
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	7
1896	8
1897	5
1898	11
1899	1
1900	3
1901	10
1902	4
1903	8
1904	3
1905	2
1906	19
1907	3
1908	22
1909	26
1910	80
1911	15
1912	38
1913	84
1914	29
1915	44
1916	51
1917	47
1918	151
1919	86
1920	166
1921	179
1922	72
1923	75
1924	113
1925	229
1926	141
1927	114
1928	84
1929	141
1930	117
1931	470
1932	547
1933	212
1934	317
1935	465
1936	127
1937	514
1938	188
1939	493
1940	246
1941	273
1942	432
1943	1,090
1944	626
1945	829
1946	747
1947	573
1948	718
1949	349
1950	554
1951	1,008
1952	222
1953	214
1954	344
1955	612
1956	1,250
1957	497
1958	549
1959	718
1960	1,563
1961	1,031
1962	708
1963	464
1964	398
1965	511
1966	304
1967	681
1968	717
1969	404
1970	404
1971	806
1972	1,195
1973	779
1974	976
1975	469
1976	702
1977	636
1978	884
1979	1,114
1980	438
1981	760
1982	494
1983	2,157
1984	603
1985	440
1986	729
1987	1,773
1988	833
1989	1,913
1990	1,116
1991	1,040
1992	1,125
1993	525
1994	681
1995	1,418
1996	1,112
1997	1,041
1998	1,320
1999	702
2000	1,546
2001	970
2002	893
2003	856
2004	1,253
2005	1,194
2006	678
2007	997
2008	784
2009	1,086
2010	958
2011	689
2012	490
2013	862
2014	954
2015	1,836
2016	1,065
2017	962
2018	594
2019	1,309
2020	1,021
2021	247
2022	1,045
2023	863
2024	538
2025	1,223
2026	1,123

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Data for records on 2008-03-06: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	595
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1