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Weather Records on 6 May 1904

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1904. Highest significance: Orebro, SE.

Key Facts for 6 May 1904

  • On 6 May 1904, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Orebro set a daily record precipitation of 18.5 mm (0.7 in) on 6 May 1904.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 6 May 1904 12 station records on 6 May 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 6 May 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 May 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature24.6 C (76.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature34.2 C (93.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.7 C (60.3 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 6 May 1904 by type Records set or tied on 6 May 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01234Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 May 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 6 May 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 May 1904 by timescale Records on 6 May 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 May 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 6 May 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 May 1904 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.7. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 2: 42 to 4: 24 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 May 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 24
2 to 42
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1904
Top 12 records on 6 May 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 May 1904Orebro, SEdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)2 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1904Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max24.6 C (76.3 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1904Skara 1, SEdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1904Halifax, CAdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1904Hambantota, LKdaily high max34.2 C (93.6 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1904St John's, CAdaily low max0.0 C (32.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1904Buffalo, USdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1904Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min (Tie)15.7 C (60.3 F)tie14 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1904Truro, CAdaily low min (Tie)-5.6 C (21.9 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1904St John's, CAdaily low min (Tie)-3.9 C (25.0 F)tie21 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1904Southampton, CAdaily high max (Tie)26.7 C (80.1 F)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1904Buffalo, USdaily high max (Tie)26.7 C (80.1 F)tie8 years1 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 1904
Records on 05-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1904. 1904 had 12 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: 4622020: 5782021: 5172022: 7362023: 5592024: 8412025: 7322026: 7961795188019001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1904. 1904 had 12 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
2019462
2020578
2021517
2022736
2023559
2024841
2025732
2026796

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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 (2026-10-15).