Weather Records on 6 May 2024

841 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 2024. Highest significance: Monticello, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 2024

On 6 May 2024, 841 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
289 were record highs and 261 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 810 daily.
Monticello set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 6 May 2024.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

841 stations

841 station records on 6 May 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
City Creek Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tensleep 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ourimbah (Dog Trap Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Congewai (Greenock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Giessen/Wettenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yarramalong (Lewensbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Catherine St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ochey	France	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schmieritz-Weltwitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tower	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yallambie (Mount Auban)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolaus #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Birx/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Marienberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baise	China	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sikasso	Mali	Record high maximum temperature	46.8 C (116.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Killawarra (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cessnock Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kutchan	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Battle	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munglinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kuring-Gai (Ledora Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.5 cm (18.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kulnura (Mangrove Creek Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luisenthal (Talsperre )	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burgwald-Bottendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Circle	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Miramar NAS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

841 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 181, Highest daily minimum 204, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 6 May 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	181
Highest daily minimum	204
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 6 May 2024 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 810.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

689 broken records

Margins by which the 689 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 2024

Top 20 records on 6 May 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 2024	Monticello, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 May 2024	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	124 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2024	City Creek Wtp, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2024	Fall Rvr Mills, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2024	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	125 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2024	Aldersbach-Kriestorf, DE	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2024	Forsyth, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2024	Tensleep 4NE, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2024	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2024	Ourimbah (Dog Trap Road), AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2024	Congewai (Greenock), AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2024	Wamsutter, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	125 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2024	Giessen/Wettenberg, DE	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2024	Weston 1 E, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2024	Cooranbong (Avondale), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	109 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2024	Yarramalong (Lewensbrook), AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2024	Swansea (Catherine St), AU	daily rain	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2024	Ochey, FR	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2024	Schmieritz-Weltwitz, DE	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2024	Tower, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	51 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2024. 2024 had 841 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 2024-05-06: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	672
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2