Weather Records on 6 May 1938

310 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1938. Highest significance: Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR.

Key Facts for 6 May 1938

On 6 May 1938, 310 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 299 daily.
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp set a monthly record daily precipitation of 137.7 mm (5.4 in) on 6 May 1938.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

310 stations

310 station records on 6 May 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

310 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 16.

Records on 6 May 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 May 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

243 broken records

Margins by which the 243 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1938

Top 20 records on 6 May 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1938	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	monthly rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1938	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1938	Roseau, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1938	Las Animas, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1938	Gorakhpur, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1938	Westcliffe, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1938	Raton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1938	Wray, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1938	Durham, GB	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1938	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1938	Macon, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1938	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1938	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily low max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1938	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1938	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1938	Gainesville, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1938	Leoti, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1938	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1938	Elizabethtown, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1938	Canon City, US	monthly snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	20 years	26 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1938. 1938 had 310 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 50	231
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1