Weather Records on 6 May 1960

781 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1960. Highest significance: Madison Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 1960

On 6 May 1960, 781 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 769 daily.
Madison Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 6 May 1960.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

781 stations

781 station records on 6 May 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Diapur (Bleak House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lucerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tallandoon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

781 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 605, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 6 May 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	605
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 May 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 769.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

713 broken records

Margins by which the 713 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1960

Top 20 records on 6 May 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1960	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1960	Ames 3 SW, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1960	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1960	Knoxville, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1960	Whitefish Pt, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1960	Chariton 1 E, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1960	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1960	Audubon, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1960	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1960	Allison, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1960	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1960	Albion, US	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1960	Chillicothe Radio Kchi, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1960	Yambacoona, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1960	Perry, US	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1960	Waverly, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1960	Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1960	Jefferson, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1960	Elgin, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1960	Tahlequah, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	55 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

1795 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 had 781 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 1960-05-06: 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 10	521
10 to 20	114
20 to 30	32
30 to 40	28
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1