Weather Records on 6 May 1951

292 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1951. Highest significance: Herefoss, NO.

Key Facts for 6 May 1951

On 6 May 1951, 292 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 289 daily.
Herefoss set a daily record snow depth of 48.0 cm (18.9 in) on 6 May 1951.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

292 stations

292 station records on 6 May 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	79.0 cm (31.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newgate	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sand Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khairdatan	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Natue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

292 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 6 May 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 6 May 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

235 broken records

Margins by which the 235 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1951

Top 20 records on 6 May 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1951	Herefoss, NO	daily snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1951	P.P. Channel, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1951	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1951	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1951	Aseral, NO	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1951	Campbell Town Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1951	Koetong, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1951	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1951	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1951	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily snow depth	79.0 cm (31.1 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1951	Caledonia, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1951	Colfax, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1951	Kennewick, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1951	Joseph, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1951	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1951	Newgate, CA	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1951	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1951	Hot Springs, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1951	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1951	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	24 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 292 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 100	229
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1