Weather Records on 6 May 2026

796 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 2026. Highest significance: Longmont 2 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 2026

On 6 May 2026, 796 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 397 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 764 daily.
Longmont 2 ESE set a daily record snowfall of 11.9 cm (4.7 in) on 6 May 2026.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

796 stations

796 station records on 6 May 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Estes Park	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rustic 9WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wheat Ridge 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroo	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rustic 9WSW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toluca (Obs)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia Dale 7 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Usak	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loveland 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia Dale 7 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhorn Mtn 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.7 cm (18.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hannover	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

796 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 163, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 234, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 6 May 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	163
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	234
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 6 May 2026 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 29, daily 764.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 462.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 2026

Top 20 records on 6 May 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 2026	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	116 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2026	Boulder, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	119 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2026	Wynne, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	91 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2026	Estes Park, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	113 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2026	Estes Park, US	daily snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	21.9 cm (8.6 in)	93 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026	Longmont 2 ESE, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	109 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	126 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026	Artern, DE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026	Arcade, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026	Rustic 9WSW, US	daily snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026	Wheat Ridge 2, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026	Columbus, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	131 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026	Valentine, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026	Gillette 3SE, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026	Genoa, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026	Kassler, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026	Hiroo, JP	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026	Ciudad Constitucion, MX	daily high min	21.4 C (70.5 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026	Rustic 9WSW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026	Toluca (Obs), MX	monthly high min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	56 years	47 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2026. 2026 had 796 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

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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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	631
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	3