Weather Records on 6 May 1930

581 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1930. Highest significance: Salina, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 1930

On 6 May 1930, 581 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
424 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 572 daily.
Salina set a daily record precipitation of 81.5 mm (3.2 in) on 6 May 1930.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

581 stations

581 station records on 6 May 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salina	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jumping Sand Hill Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

581 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 215, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 209, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 6 May 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	215
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	209
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 May 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 572.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1930

Top 20 records on 6 May 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1930	Salina, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1930	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1930	Seward, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1930	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1930	Corning, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1930	Medicine Lodge, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1930	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1930	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1930	Caroleen, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1930	Rotherwood, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1930	Setauket Strong, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1930	Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals), AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1930	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1930	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1930	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1930	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1930	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1930	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1930	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1930	Canton 4N, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	28 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1930. 1930 had 581 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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Data for records on 1930-05-06: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	417
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1