Weather Records on 6 May 1921

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1921. Highest significance: Stromsfoss Sluse, NO.

Key Facts for 6 May 1921

On 6 May 1921, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 37 daily.
Stromsfoss Sluse set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 6 May 1921.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

39 stations

39 station records on 6 May 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Needles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woolerina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1921 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.

Records on 6 May 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 May 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 37.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

35 broken records

Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1921

Top 20 records on 6 May 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1921	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1921	Needles, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1921	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1921	Needles, US	monthly rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1921	Surgut, RU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1921	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1921	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1921	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	monthly high min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	10 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1921	Bancroft, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1921	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1921	Woolerina, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1921	Tampa, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	10 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1921	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1921	Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc), AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1921	Tbilisi, GE	daily high min	14.3 C (57.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1921	Stuttgart, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1921	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1921	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1921	Bamberg, DE	daily low min	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	34 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1921	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1921. 1921 had 39 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 2	16
2 to 4	8
4 to 6	3
6 to 8	4
8 to 10	1
10 to 12	1
12 to 14	1
14 to 16	1