Weather Records on 6 May 1948

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1948. Highest significance: Dookie Agricultural College, AU.

Key Facts for 6 May 1948

On 6 May 1948, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 377 daily.
Dookie Agricultural College set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 6 May 1948.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 6 May 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barunah Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Wattle Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dutson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bagewadi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baddaginnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Smythesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tinamba West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fernbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heyfield State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalama 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hunterganj	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cobram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Invergordon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 May 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 May 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

348 broken records

Margins by which the 348 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 700.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1948

Top 20 records on 6 May 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1948	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Traralgon, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Maffra Forestry Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Azimganj, IN	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Carrajung Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Meredith (Wattle Vale), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Berinag, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Dutson, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Winchelsea (Post Office), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Bagewadi, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Dongargarh, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Baddaginnie, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Smythesdale, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1948	Tinamba West, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 384 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 1948-05-06: 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 100	347
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1