Weather Records on 6 May 1934

640 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1934. Highest significance: Cumbalum (Fairview), AU.

Key Facts for 6 May 1934

On 6 May 1934, 640 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
552 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 579 daily.
Cumbalum (Fairview) set a daily record precipitation of 108.7 mm (4.3 in) on 6 May 1934.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

640 stations

640 station records on 6 May 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mandakata	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatsila Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barauli	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

640 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 404, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 86.

Records on 6 May 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	404
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 May 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 61, daily 579.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

513 broken records

Margins by which the 513 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1934

Top 20 records on 6 May 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1934	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1934	Clunes, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1934	Palasbari, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1934	Sveg, SE	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1934	Mandakata, IN	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1934	Portland, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1934	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1934	Dubuque River, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1934	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1934	Liepaja, LV	daily high min	16.4 C (61.5 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1934	Pawtucket, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1934	Yates Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1934	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	61 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1934	Escanaba, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1934	Ghatsila Sr, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1934	Vanersborg, SE	daily high min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1934	Manitowoc, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1934	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low min	3.1 C (37.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1934	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1934	Bedford Hills, US	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	4 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1934. 1934 had 640 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 10	481
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1