Weather Records on 6 May 1927

133 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1927. Highest significance: Helena Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 1927

On 6 May 1927, 133 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 131 daily.
Helena Wb City set a daily record snowfall of 11.2 cm (4.4 in) on 6 May 1927.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

133 stations

133 station records on 6 May 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tallong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

133 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 59, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 6 May 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 6 May 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 131.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

103 broken records

Margins by which the 103 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 840.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1927

Top 20 records on 6 May 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1927	Helena Wb City, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1927	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1927	Oxford, GB	daily high max	23.6 C (74.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1927	Hutchinson River, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1927	Mt Hope, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1927	Great Falls 16St, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1927	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1927	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1927	Lincoln Lock 4, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1927	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1927	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1927	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1927	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1927	Vineland, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1927	Fort Macleod, CA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1927	Shenkursk, RU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1927	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1927	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1927	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1927	Chatsbury (Maryland), AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1927. 1927 had 133 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 200	102
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1