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Weather Records on 6 May 1914

30 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1914. Highest significance: Halifax, CA.

Key Facts for 6 May 1914

  • On 6 May 1914, 30 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Halifax set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 6 May 1914.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

30 stations
Weather records on 6 May 1914 30 station records on 6 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
30 station records on 6 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation72.4 mm (2.9 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation11.1 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TanundaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
WoodburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.7 mm (0.19 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.6 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord high minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington EastAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord low maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
KanmantooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum Council DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
SedanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
HallettAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord high minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

30 records
Records on 6 May 1914 by type Records set or tied on 6 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 6 May 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 May 1914 by timescale Records on 6 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 30.
Records on 6 May 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 May 1914 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2420 to 40: 140 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 May 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 2024
20 to 401
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1914
Top 20 records on 6 May 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 May 1914Halifax, CAdaily rain72.4 mm (2.9 in)27.2 mm (1.1 in)33 years39 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1914Qu'appelle, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)9.7 cm (3.8 in)21 years22 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1914Jonkoping, SEdaily high min9.0 C (48.2 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)31 years21 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1914Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain11.1 mm (0.4 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1914Tanunda, AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)9 years17 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1914Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1914Woodburn, AUdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1914Minnedosa, CAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1914Sable Island East End, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1914Kola-In-Murman, RUdaily rain4.7 mm (0.19 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1914Vastervik, SEdaily rain17.6 mm (0.7 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1914Boras, SEdaily high min7.5 C (45.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1914Skara 1, SEdaily high min7.0 C (44.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1914Baltimore Customs House, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1914Morgan Post Office, AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1914Wellington East, AUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1914Medicine Hat A, CAdaily low max6.1 C (43.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)21 years9 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1914Bjuraker, SEdaily high min4.5 C (40.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)18 years9 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1914Brantford, CAdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1914Boras, SEdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)19 years8 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 1914
Records on 05-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1914. 1914 had 30 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 1914. 1914 had 30 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).