Weather Records on 6 May 1935

319 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1935. Highest significance: Melville, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 1935

On 6 May 1935, 319 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 315 daily.
Melville set an all-time record daily precipitation of 311.7 mm (12.3 in) on 6 May 1935.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

319 stations

319 station records on 6 May 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	311.7 mm (12.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	262.4 mm (10.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Obley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Awini 182.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wandary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tullibigeal (Wattle Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Panban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Bonuna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

319 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 6 May 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 May 1935 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 2, daily 315.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

251 broken records

Margins by which the 251 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1935

Top 20 records on 6 May 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1935	Melville, US	all-time rain	311.7 mm (12.3 in)	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	0 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1935	Trundle (Brookview St), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1935	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1935	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1935	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	262.4 mm (10.3 in)	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1935	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1935	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1935	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1935	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1935	Trundle (Murrumbogie), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1935	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1935	Vicksburg, US	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1935	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1935	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1935	Natchez, US	all-time rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1935	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1935	Sugar Land, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1935	Obley, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1935	Walkerston, AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1935	Condobolin (Ringwood), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	33 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1935. 1935 had 319 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 1935-05-06: 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 25	223
25 to 50	18
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1