Weather Records on 6 May 1917

197 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1917. Highest significance: Willunga, AU.

Key Facts for 6 May 1917

On 6 May 1917, 197 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 189 daily.
Willunga set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 6 May 1917.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

197 stations

197 station records on 6 May 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Battunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

197 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 6 May 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 May 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 189.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

178 broken records

Margins by which the 178 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1917

Top 20 records on 6 May 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1917	Willunga, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1917	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1917	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1917	Meadows, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1917	Adelaide (Morphett Vale), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1917	Mitcham Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1917	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1917	Birdwood, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1917	Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1917	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1917	Saddleworth, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1917	Yarmouth, CA	monthly snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1917	Gumeracha, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1917	Ashbourne, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1917	Dingo Vale, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1917	Mount Pleasant, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1917	Battunga, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1917	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1917	Macclesfield, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1917	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	31 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1917. 1917 had 197 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-06 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1805	1
1825	1
1836	1
1845	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1872	1
1877	3
1880	2
1883	1
1885	4
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	5
1898	17
1899	3
1900	8
1901	3
1902	8
1903	9
1904	12
1905	18
1906	14
1907	11
1908	18
1909	19
1910	23
1911	14
1912	20
1913	47
1914	30
1915	32
1916	51
1917	197
1918	43
1919	63
1920	42
1921	39
1922	87
1923	126
1924	95
1925	225
1926	178
1927	133
1928	106
1929	225
1930	581
1931	378
1932	302
1933	336
1934	640
1935	319
1936	430
1937	172
1938	310
1939	185
1940	243
1941	325
1942	309
1943	375
1944	879
1945	318
1946	260
1947	613
1948	384
1949	917
1950	610
1951	292
1952	496
1953	635
1954	551
1955	422
1956	559
1957	644
1958	615
1959	463
1960	781
1961	655
1962	301
1963	623
1964	823
1965	624
1966	950
1967	697
1968	890
1969	695
1970	710
1971	459
1972	499
1973	499
1974	806
1975	925
1976	644
1977	896
1978	899
1979	1,122
1980	574
1981	489
1982	800
1983	554
1984	846
1985	549
1986	1,228
1987	1,049
1988	919
1989	1,814
1990	1,220
1991	1,028
1992	1,486
1993	795
1994	591
1995	961
1996	1,578
1997	1,127
1998	1,160
1999	1,198
2000	1,357
2001	767
2002	979
2003	1,596
2004	1,490
2005	826
2006	663
2007	1,061
2008	412
2009	732
2010	1,187
2011	604
2012	1,007
2013	1,024
2014	612
2015	589
2016	808
2017	659
2018	454
2019	462
2020	578
2021	517
2022	736
2023	559
2024	841
2025	732
2026	796

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 May 1917
Margin	Records
0 to 10	108
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1