Weather Records on 6 May 1920

42 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1920. Highest significance: Kiev, UA.

Key Facts for 6 May 1920

On 6 May 1920, 42 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 40 daily.
Kiev set a monthly record daily precipitation of 79.4 mm (3.1 in) on 6 May 1920.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

42 stations

42 station records on 6 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

42 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 27.

Records on 6 May 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 40.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

38 broken records

Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1920

Top 20 records on 6 May 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1920	Kiev, UA	monthly rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1920	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1920	Lund, SE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1920	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1920	Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DK	monthly rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1920	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1920	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1920	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1920	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1920	Varberg, SE	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1920	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1920	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1920	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	2 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1920	Coonamble (Wingadee), AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1920	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1920	Vinga, SE	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1920	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1920	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	46 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1920	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1920	Freiburg, DE	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	27 years	13 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 42 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 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	34
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1