Weather Records on 6 May 1924

95 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1924. Highest significance: Old Mission, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 1924

On 6 May 1924, 95 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 91 daily.
Old Mission set a daily record precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 6 May 1924.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

95 stations

95 station records on 6 May 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Old Mission	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

95 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 6 May 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 May 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 91.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

67 broken records

Margins by which the 67 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1924

Top 20 records on 6 May 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1924	Old Mission, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1924	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1924	Harrisville, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1924	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1924	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1924	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1924	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1924	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1924	Southampton, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1924	Joseph, US	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1924	Fort National, DZ	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1924	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1924	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1924	Constantine, DZ	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1924	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1924	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1924	Battleford, CA	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1924	Tunis, TN	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1924	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1924	Miles City, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	12 years	16 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1924. 1924 had 95 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 20	62
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1