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Weather Records on 6 May 1905

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1905. Highest significance: Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 6 May 1905

  • On 6 May 1905, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Gabo Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 6 May 1905.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 6 May 1905 18 station records on 6 May 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 6 May 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 May 1905: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation76.2 mm (3.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature26.5 C (79.7 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord daily precipitation48.9 mm (1.9 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
PictouCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord daily precipitation49.4 mm (1.9 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich LighthouseCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 6 May 1905 by type Records set or tied on 6 May 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 035810Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 May 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 6 May 1905 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 May 1905 by timescale Records on 6 May 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 May 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18.
Records on 6 May 1905 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 May 1905 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.5. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 125 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 May 1905
MarginRecords
0 to 512
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1905
Top 18 records on 6 May 1905 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 May 1905Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain76.2 mm (3.0 in)31.5 mm (1.2 in)15 years28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1905Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max26.5 C (79.7 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)46 years25 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1905Milan, ITdaily rain48.9 mm (1.9 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)6 years21 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1905Salzburg, ATdaily high min17.0 C (62.6 F)4.7 C (8.5 F)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1905Port Dover, CAdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1905Peterborough, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)19 years17 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1905Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1905Port Stanley, CAdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1905Pictou, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1905Portland, USdaily high max21.7 C (71.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1905Gravenhurst, CAdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1905Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1905Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1905Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min15.8 C (60.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1905Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)5 years7 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1905Riva, ITdaily rain49.4 mm (1.9 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)7 years5 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1905Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie7 years1 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1905Goderich Lighthouse, CAdaily rain (Tie)25.4 mm (1.0 in)tie3 years0 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 1905
Records on 05-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1905. 1905 had 18 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 1905. 1905 had 18 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).