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Weather Records on 6 May 1911

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1911. Highest significance: Bathurst Gaol, AU.

Key Facts for 6 May 1911

  • On 6 May 1911, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Bathurst Gaol set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 25.8 C (78.4 F) on 6 May 1911.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 6 May 1911 14 station records on 6 May 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 6 May 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 May 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature25.8 C (78.4 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
PalermoItalyRecord daily precipitation19.7 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska HogarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.4 mm (0.17 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 6 May 1911 by type Records set or tied on 6 May 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 035810Highest daily maximum: 9Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 May 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 6 May 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum9
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 May 1911 by timescale Records on 6 May 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 May 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 13.
Records on 6 May 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 May 1911 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.2. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 1: 31 to 2: 12 to 3: 33 to 4: 24 to 5: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 May 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 13
1 to 21
2 to 33
3 to 42
4 to 51

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1911
Top 14 records on 6 May 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 May 1911Bathurst Gaol, AUmonthly high max25.8 C (78.4 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)25 years23 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1911Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)30 years21 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1911Palermo, ITdaily rain19.7 mm (0.8 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)75 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1911Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1911Halifax, CAdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)24 years19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1911Svenska Hogarna, SEdaily rain4.4 mm (0.17 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1911Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1911Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1911Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1911Minnedosa, CAdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)14 years7 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1911Edmonton, CAdaily high max (Tie)27.8 C (82.0 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1911Port Stanley, CAdaily low min (Tie)-0.6 C (30.9 F)tie27 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1911Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low max (Tie)19.4 C (66.9 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1911Inverell Comparison, AUdaily high max (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie4 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 1911
Records on 05-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1911. 1911 had 14 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 1911. 1911 had 14 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).