Weather Records on 6 May 1958

615 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1958. Highest significance: Weldon, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 1958

On 6 May 1958, 615 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 599 daily.
Weldon set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 6 May 1958.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

615 stations

615 station records on 6 May 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gary	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roebling	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Primrose Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dante	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Ghee	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

615 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 May 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 May 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

514 broken records

Margins by which the 514 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1958

Top 20 records on 6 May 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1958	Weldon, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1958	Bluff City, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1958	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1958	Newport News Press Bld, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1958	Neuse 2 NE, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1958	Diamond Springs, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1958	Langley AFB, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1958	Mendota, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1958	Hopewell, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1958	Rushville, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1958	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1958	Rougemont, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1958	Henderson 2 NNW, US	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1958	Chandgad, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1958	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1958	Trenton 2, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1958	Durham, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1958	Gary, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1958	Coondapur, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1958	Westminster 2 SSE, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	40 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

1795 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1958. 1958 had 615 records.

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

Records on 05-06 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1805	1
1825	1
1836	1
1845	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1872	1
1877	3
1880	2
1883	1
1885	4
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	5
1898	17
1899	3
1900	8
1901	3
1902	8
1903	9
1904	12
1905	18
1906	14
1907	11
1908	18
1909	19
1910	23
1911	14
1912	20
1913	47
1914	30
1915	32
1916	51
1917	197
1918	43
1919	63
1920	42
1921	39
1922	87
1923	126
1924	95
1925	225
1926	178
1927	133
1928	106
1929	225
1930	581
1931	378
1932	302
1933	336
1934	640
1935	319
1936	430
1937	172
1938	310
1939	185
1940	243
1941	325
1942	309
1943	375
1944	879
1945	318
1946	260
1947	613
1948	384
1949	917
1950	610
1951	292
1952	496
1953	635
1954	551
1955	422
1956	559
1957	644
1958	615
1959	463
1960	781
1961	655
1962	301
1963	623
1964	823
1965	624
1966	950
1967	697
1968	890
1969	695
1970	710
1971	459
1972	499
1973	499
1974	806
1975	925
1976	644
1977	896
1978	899
1979	1,122
1980	574
1981	489
1982	800
1983	554
1984	846
1985	549
1986	1,228
1987	1,049
1988	919
1989	1,814
1990	1,220
1991	1,028
1992	1,486
1993	795
1994	591
1995	961
1996	1,578
1997	1,127
1998	1,160
1999	1,198
2000	1,357
2001	767
2002	979
2003	1,596
2004	1,490
2005	826
2006	663
2007	1,061
2008	412
2009	732
2010	1,187
2011	604
2012	1,007
2013	1,024
2014	612
2015	589
2016	808
2017	659
2018	454
2019	462
2020	578
2021	517
2022	736
2023	559
2024	841
2025	732
2026	796

Download the Data

Data for records on 1958-05-06: 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 50	509
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1