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Weather Records on 6 May 1898

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1898. Highest significance: Maitland West, AU.

Key Facts for 6 May 1898

  • On 6 May 1898, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Maitland West set a daily record precipitation of 90.2 mm (3.6 in) on 6 May 1898.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 6 May 1898 17 station records on 6 May 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 6 May 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 May 1898: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation90.2 mm (3.6 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation153.7 mm (6.1 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation181.9 mm (7.2 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation62.5 mm (2.5 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord daily precipitation31.4 mm (1.2 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
VaexjoeSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.0 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.4 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation15.4 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.2 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.6 C (52.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.3 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 6 May 1898 by type Records set or tied on 6 May 1898 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 May 1898 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 6 May 1898 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 May 1898 by timescale Records on 6 May 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 May 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 16.
Records on 6 May 1898 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 May 1898 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.7. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1320 to 40: 140 to 60: 160 to 80: 180 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 May 1898
MarginRecords
0 to 2013
20 to 401
40 to 601
60 to 801
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1898
Top 17 records on 6 May 1898 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 May 1898Maitland West, AUdaily rain90.2 mm (3.6 in)79.3 mm (3.1 in)8 years46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1898Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain153.7 mm (6.1 in)120.7 mm (4.8 in)8 years46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1898Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUmonthly rain181.9 mm (7.2 in)53.6 mm (2.1 in)1 year43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1898Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)8 years30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1898Bringelly (Maryland), AUdaily rain62.5 mm (2.5 in)38.9 mm (1.5 in)21 years27 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1898Milan, ITdaily rain31.4 mm (1.2 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 years23 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1898Vaexjoe, SEdaily rain23.0 mm (0.9 in)16.1 mm (0.6 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1898Karlshamn, SEdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1898Vastervik, SEdaily rain16.4 mm (0.6 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1898Lund, SEdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1898Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain15.4 mm (0.6 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1898Halmstad, SEdaily rain17.2 mm (0.7 in)9.5 mm (0.37 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1898Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max11.6 C (52.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1898Stockholm, SEdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1898Washington, USdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)13 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1898Putbus, DEdaily rain12.3 mm (0.5 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1898Goulburn, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)3 years4 of 100 (Routine)

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 1898
Records on 05-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1898. 1898 had 17 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11805: 11825: 11836: 11845: 21850: 11851: 11852: 11856: 11857: 21861: 21862: 21864: 21865: 11872: 11877: 31880: 21883: 11885: 41886: 21887: 11888: 11889: 41890: 41891: 31892: 31893: 11895: 31896: 11897: 51898: 171899: 31900: 81901: 31902: 81903: 91904: 121905: 181906: 141907: 111908: 181909: 191910: 231911: 141912: 201913: 471914: 301915: 321916: 511917: 1971918: 431919: 631920: 421921: 391922: 871923: 1261924: 951925: 2251926: 1781927: 1331928: 1061929: 2251930: 5811931: 3781932: 3021933: 3361934: 6401935: 3191936: 4301937: 1721938: 3101939: 1851940: 2431941: 3251942: 3091943: 3751944: 8791945: 3181946: 2601947: 6131948: 3841949: 9171950: 6101951: 2921952: 4961953: 6351954: 5511955: 4221956: 5591957: 6441958: 6151959: 4631960: 7811961: 6551962: 3011963: 6231964: 8231965: 6241966: 9501967: 6971968: 8901969: 6951970: 7101971: 4591972: 4991973: 4991974: 8061975: 9251976: 6441977: 8961978: 8991979: 1,1221980: 5741981: 4891982: 8001983: 5541984: 8461985: 5491986: 1,2281987: 1,0491988: 9191989: 1,8141990: 1,2201991: 1,0281992: 1,4861993: 7951994: 5911995: 9611996: 1,5781997: 1,1271998: 1,1601999: 1,1982000: 1,3572001: 7672002: 9792003: 1,5962004: 1,4902005: 8262006: 6632007: 1,0612008: 4122009: 7322010: 1,1872011: 6042012: 1,0072013: 1,0242014: 6122015: 5892016: 8082017: 6592018: 4542019: 4592020: 5762021: 5162022: 7342023: 5582024: 8412025: 7331795188019001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1898. 1898 had 17 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-06 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18051
18251
18361
18452
18501
18511
18521
18561
18572
18612
18622
18642
18651
18721
18773
18802
18831
18854
18862
18871
18881
18894
18904
18913
18923
18931
18953
18961
18975
189817
18993
19008
19013
19028
19039
190412
190518
190614
190711
190818
190919
191023
191114
191220
191347
191430
191532
191651
1917197
191843
191963
192042
192139
192287
1923126
192495
1925225
1926178
1927133
1928106
1929225
1930581
1931378
1932302
1933336
1934640
1935319
1936430
1937172
1938310
1939185
1940243
1941325
1942309
1943375
1944879
1945318
1946260
1947613
1948384
1949917
1950610
1951292
1952496
1953635
1954551
1955422
1956559
1957644
1958615
1959463
1960781
1961655
1962301
1963623
1964823
1965624
1966950
1967697
1968890
1969695
1970710
1971459
1972499
1973499
1974806
1975925
1976644
1977896
1978899
19791,122
1980574
1981489
1982800
1983554
1984846
1985549
19861,228
19871,049
1988919
19891,814
19901,220
19911,028
19921,486
1993795
1994591
1995961
19961,578
19971,127
19981,160
19991,198
20001,357
2001767
2002979
20031,596
20041,490
2005826
2006663
20071,061
2008412
2009732
20101,187
2011604
20121,007
20131,024
2014612
2015589
2016808
2017659
2018454
2019459
2020576
2021516
2022734
2023558
2024841
2025733

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).