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Weather Records on 6 May 1912

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1912. Highest significance: Bamberg (Sternwarte), DE.

Key Facts for 6 May 1912

  • On 6 May 1912, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Bamberg (Sternwarte) set a daily record precipitation of 14.9 mm (0.6 in) on 6 May 1912.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 6 May 1912 20 station records on 6 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 6 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 May 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bamberg (Sternwarte)GermanyRecord daily precipitation14.9 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation11.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TomskRussiaRecord daily precipitation12.1 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-3.0 C (26.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low minimum temperature-4.5 C (23.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
AstrakanRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-4.0 C (24.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-3.0 C (26.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-9.5 C (14.9 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 6 May 1912 by type Records set or tied on 6 May 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 May 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 6 May 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 May 1912 by timescale Records on 6 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20.
Records on 6 May 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 May 1912 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 2: 72 to 4: 34 to 6: 36 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 May 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 27
2 to 43
4 to 63
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1912
Top 20 records on 6 May 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 May 1912Bamberg (Sternwarte), DEdaily rain14.9 mm (0.6 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Helmond, NLdaily rain11.8 mm (0.5 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Tomsk, RUdaily rain12.1 mm (0.5 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Washington, USdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Welland, CAdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Dalhousie, CAdaily low min-5.6 C (21.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Port Arthur, CAdaily low max3.3 C (37.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Atlantic City Marina, USdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily low min-3.0 C (26.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Skara 1, SEdaily low min-4.5 C (23.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Concord, USdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Astrakan, RUdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Orebro, SEdaily low min-4.0 C (24.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Philadelphia City, USdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)5 years10 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Windsor Riverside, CAdaily high min (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Halmstad, SEdaily low min (Tie)0.0 C (32.0 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily low min (Tie)-3.0 C (26.6 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Concord, USdaily low max (Tie)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1912Sveg, SEdaily low min (Tie)-9.5 C (14.9 F)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 1912
Records on 05-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1912. 1912 had 20 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 1912. 1912 had 20 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).