Weather Records on 6 March 2017

962 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 2017. Highest significance: E Lawai 934, US.

Key Facts for 6 March 2017

On 6 March 2017, 962 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
522 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 942 daily.
E Lawai 934 set a daily record precipitation of 158.5 mm (6.2 in) on 6 March 2017.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

962 stations

962 station records on 6 March 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bugt	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ephraim	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cougar 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Houston-Westbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bug Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

962 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 390, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 6 March 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	390
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 6 March 2017 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 942.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

775 broken records

Margins by which the 775 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 2017

Top 20 records on 6 March 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 2017	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2017	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2017	Bugt, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2017	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2017	Wharton, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2017	Ephraim, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2017	Cougar 6 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2017	Green Rvr, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2017	Allerton, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2017	Thompsons 3 WSW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2017	Sidney, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2017	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2017	Akron 4 E, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2017	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2017	Brunswick, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2017	Silver Creek Falls, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2017	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2017	Dubois, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2017	Bridgeport, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2017	Minneapolis, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	100 years	45 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 962 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 2017-03-06: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	747
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1