Weather Records on 6 May 1919

63 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1919. Highest significance: Carrieton (Eurelia), AU.

Key Facts for 6 May 1919

On 6 May 1919, 63 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 62 daily.
Carrieton (Eurelia) set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 6 May 1919.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

63 stations

63 station records on 6 May 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warnertown (Willow Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tilcha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarrwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Canoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Dee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Torrumbarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

63 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 49.

Records on 6 May 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 May 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 62.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

62 broken records

Margins by which the 62 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1919

Top 20 records on 6 May 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1919	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1919	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1919	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1919	Warnertown (Willow Lodge), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1919	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1919	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1919	Port Germein, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1919	Milan, IT	daily low min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1919	Old Baratta Homestead, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1919	Bimbowrie, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1919	Tilcha, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1919	Tarrwong, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1919	Milparinka (Yandama Downs), AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1919	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1919	Outalpa, AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1919	Port Augusta Post Office, AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1919	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1919	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1919	Neds Corner Homestead, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1919	Tolarno, AU	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	35 years	18 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1919. 1919 had 63 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	29
5 to 10	15
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	2