Weather Records on 6 May 1937

172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1937. Highest significance: Greensboro Lock 7, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 1937

On 6 May 1937, 172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 170 daily.
Greensboro Lock 7 set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 6 May 1937.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

172 stations

172 station records on 6 May 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kumaloa Ditch	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

172 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 87.

Records on 6 May 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 May 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 170.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

143 broken records

Margins by which the 143 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1937

Top 20 records on 6 May 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1937	Greensboro Lock 7, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1937	Osijek, HR	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1937	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1937	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1937	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1937	Haskinville, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1937	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1937	W Pt, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1937	Alfred, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1937	Eastport, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1937	Lycippus 1 E, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1937	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1937	Budapest, HU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1937	Hemlock, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1937	Williamsport, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1937	Addison, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1937	Samastipur, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1937	Haparanda, SE	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1937	Centre Hall, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1937	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	45 years	21 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1937. 1937 had 172 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	115
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3