Weather Records on 6 March 2018

594 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 2018. Highest significance: Ayrshire Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 6 March 2018

On 6 March 2018, 594 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 573 daily.
Ayrshire Downs set a daily record precipitation of 159.4 mm (6.3 in) on 6 March 2018.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

594 stations

594 station records on 6 March 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.4 mm (6.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corfield-Manuka St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jixi	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coniston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windamere Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonalbo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

594 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 125, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 6 March 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	125
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 6 March 2018 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 573.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

519 broken records

Margins by which the 519 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 2018

Top 20 records on 6 March 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 2018	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	159.4 mm (6.3 in)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	93 years	78 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2018	Maraza, AZ	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	54 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2018	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	101 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2018	Choteau, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2018	Oakes, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2018	Bloomfield, US	daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2018	Moffit 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2018	Dawson, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2018	Hartington, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	109 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2018	Miller, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	109 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2018	Wu Lu Mu Qi, CN	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2018	Lisbon, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2018	Gettysburg, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2018	Wilmot, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2018	Mora, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	109 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2018	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2018	Sheridan Fld STN, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2018	Milaca, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2018	Ashley, US	monthly snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	124 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2018	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2018. 2018 had 594 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	1,311
2020	1,023
2021	247
2022	1,045
2023	862
2024	538
2025	1,223
2026	1,124

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Data for records on 2018-03-06: 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	426
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	31
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1