Weather Records on 6 March 2023

863 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 March 2023. Highest significance: Riversdale, ZA.

Key Facts for 6 March 2023

On 6 March 2023, 863 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
362 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 821 daily.
Riversdale set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 6 March 2023.
Across 171 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

863 stations

863 station records on 6 March 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 March 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Colfax	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Northdale	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Minden	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley #2	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nathan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Rch HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Almora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Jar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Lucky Peak Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Lucky Peak Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosette	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bear Lake	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Great Basin Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chaffee 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cutler Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Xinyang	China	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Ridge Rs	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

863 records

Records set or tied on 6 March 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 250, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 113.

Records on 6 March 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	250
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	113

Records on 6 March 2023 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 35, daily 821.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 864.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 March 2023

Top 20 records on 6 March 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 March 2023	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	128 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 March 2023	Colfax, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	113 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2023	Northdale, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2023	Mt Hamilton, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2023	Minden, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	104 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 2023	Nevada City, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2023	Shoshoni, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2023	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2023	Grass Valley #2, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2023	Wamsutter, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2023	Aspendell, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2023	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2023	Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2023	Lee Vining, US	daily snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2023	Preston, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2023	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2023	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2023	Nathan River, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2023	Poronajsk, RU	daily high max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2023	Idyllwild Fire Dept, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2023. 2023 had 863 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 2023-03-06: 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 200	682
200 to 400	17
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1