Weather Records on 6 March 2011

689 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 2011. Highest significance: Center 4SE, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 2011

On 6 March 2011, 689 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 660 daily.
Center 4SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 6 March 2011.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

689 stations

689 station records on 6 March 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bedourie Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	319.1 mm (12.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kamaran Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	360.6 mm (14.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Montpelier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pearisburg 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Smith & Morehouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cerberus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rushford	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juiz de Fora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Leonard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

689 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 351, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 6 March 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 6 March 2011 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 25, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 2011

Top 20 records on 6 March 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 2011	Center 4SE, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2011	Jambin Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	84 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2011	Bedourie Police Station, AU	all-time rain	319.1 mm (12.6 in)	130.7 mm (5.1 in)	1 year	68 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2011	Lowville, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2011	Canton 4 SE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2011	Kamaran Downs, AU	all-time rain	360.6 mm (14.2 in)	227.6 mm (9.0 in)	4 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2011	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2011	Lake Toxaway 2 SW, US	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2011	Montpelier AP, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2011	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2011	Arthur 4NW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2011	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	110 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2011	Pearisburg 4 SSE, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2011	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2011	Old Forge, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2011	Watertown, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2011	Woodbine, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2011	Woodcliff Lake, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2011	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2011	Tionesta 2 SE Lake, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	50 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2011. 2011 had 689 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 2011-03-06: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	520
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1