Weather Records on 6 May 1925

225 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1925. Highest significance: Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE.

Key Facts for 6 May 1925

On 6 May 1925, 225 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 223 daily.
Wittstock-Rote Muhle set a daily record precipitation of 35.9 mm (1.4 in) on 6 May 1925.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

225 stations

225 station records on 6 May 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goonal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Colane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

225 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 43.

Records on 6 May 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 May 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 223.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

169 broken records

Margins by which the 169 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1925

Top 20 records on 6 May 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1925	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1925	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1925	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1925	Granite Reef Dam, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1925	Uliman (Brentwood), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1925	Mt Angel, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1925	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1925	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1925	Nowra Council Offices, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1925	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1925	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1925	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1925	Godegard, SE	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1925	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1925	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1925	Gredgwin (Barraport North), AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1925	Buckeye, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1925	Mount Tenandra, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1925	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1925	Petoskey, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	26 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 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1925. 1925 had 225 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 2026-10-15 (15 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 10	161
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1