Weather Records on 6 May 1946

260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1946. Highest significance: Liafoss, NO.

Key Facts for 6 May 1946

On 6 May 1946, 260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 259 daily.
Liafoss set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 6 May 1946.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

260 stations

260 station records on 6 May 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mohiuddin Nagar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burhanpur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pusesauli	India	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

260 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 6 May 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 May 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 259.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

213 broken records

Margins by which the 213 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1946

Top 20 records on 6 May 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1946	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1946	Sasvad, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1946	Jacobina, BR	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1946	Casa Nova, BR	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1946	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1946	Uvalde, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1946	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1946	Grand Falls, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1946	Mohiuddin Nagar, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1946	Serra Negra Do Norte, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1946	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	24.9 C (76.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1946	Mayuram, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1946	Ramanathapuram, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1946	San Jose, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1946	High River, CA	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1946	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1946	Bonfim, BR	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1946	Clarke City, CA	monthly snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1946	Nannilam, IN	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1946	Adirampatanam, IN	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 260 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	169
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2