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Weather Records on 6 May 1908

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1908. Highest significance: Stratford, CA.

Key Facts for 6 May 1908

  • On 6 May 1908, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Stratford set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 6 May 1908.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 6 May 1908 18 station records on 6 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 6 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 May 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
StratfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlbertAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ SheppartonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 6 May 1908 by type Records set or tied on 6 May 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 13. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 May 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 13.
Records on 6 May 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 May 1908 by timescale Records on 6 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18.
Records on 6 May 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 May 1908 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 16.5. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 3: 83 to 5: 15 to 8: 48 to 10: 110 to 13: 213 to 15: 015 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
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 16.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 May 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 38
3 to 51
5 to 84
8 to 101
10 to 132
13 to 150
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1908
Top 18 records on 6 May 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 May 1908Stratford, CAdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)13 years29 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1908Stawell, AUdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)26 years22 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1908Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1908Mount Gambier Post Office, AUdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1908Portland, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)10 years17 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1908Port Albert, AUdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)10 years15 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1908Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1908Washington, USdaily low max10.0 C (50.0 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low min-5.0 C (23.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1908Baltimore Customs House, USdaily low max10.6 C (51.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1908Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)9 years10 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1908Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)22 years9 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1908Werribee (Wyndham), AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1908Somerset East, ZAdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1908Santa Fe, USdaily low min (Tie)-1.1 C (30.0 F)tie31 years3 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 1908
Records on 05-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 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: 4592020: 5762021: 5162022: 7342023: 5582024: 8412025: 7331795188019001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 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
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).