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Weather Records on 6 May 1915

32 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1915. Highest significance: Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU.

Key Facts for 6 May 1915

  • On 6 May 1915, 32 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde set a daily record precipitation of 131.6 mm (5.2 in) on 6 May 1915.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

32 stations
Weather records on 6 May 1915 32 station records on 6 May 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
32 station records on 6 May 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 May 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Port Macquarie (Bellevue GardeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation131.6 mm (5.2 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation95.3 mm (3.8 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation124.5 mm (4.9 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
EversleighAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation98.6 mm (3.9 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Martindale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AstrakanRussiaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BeechalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.8 cm (0.3 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
TenterdenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WollunAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
WangeroogeGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.8 mm (0.35 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature10.8 C (51.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-2.5 C (27.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

32 records
Records on 6 May 1915 by type Records set or tied on 6 May 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 May 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 6 May 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 May 1915 by timescale Records on 6 May 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 May 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 31.
Records on 6 May 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 May 1915 Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.2. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2420 to 40: 340 to 60: 060 to 80: 280 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 May 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 2024
20 to 403
40 to 600
60 to 802
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1915
Top 20 records on 6 May 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 May 1915Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AUdaily rain131.6 mm (5.2 in)79.5 mm (3.1 in)38 years53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1915Kempsey (Wide Street), AUdaily rain95.3 mm (3.8 in)79.3 mm (3.1 in)12 years46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1915Laurieton (Elouera St), AUdaily rain124.5 mm (4.9 in)103.2 mm (4.1 in)12 years46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1915Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AUdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)21.9 mm (0.9 in)38 years44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1915Eversleigh, AUdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)19.5 mm (0.8 in)27 years37 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1915Walcha Post Office, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)16 years31 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1915St John's, CAdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)40 years29 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1915Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AUdaily rain98.6 mm (3.9 in)35.1 mm (1.4 in)16 years26 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1915Denman (Martindale), AUdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)25 years23 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1915Irkutsk, RUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)5 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1915Astrakan, RUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)2 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1915Charlottetown, CAdaily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1915Beechal, AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1915Brewarrina (Talawanta), AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1915Bird Rocks, CAdaily high max12.2 C (54.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1915Santa Fe, USmonthly low max3.9 C (39.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)7 years18 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1915Boorolong, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)19 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1915Stony Mountain, CAdaily snowfall0.8 cm (0.3 in)0.8 cm (0.3 in)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1915Tenterden, AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1915Freiburg, DEdaily high min12.6 C (54.7 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years12 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 1915
Records on 05-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1915. 1915 had 32 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 1915. 1915 had 32 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).