Weather Records on 6 May 1952

496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1952. Highest significance: Ilkal, IN.

Key Facts for 6 May 1952

On 6 May 1952, 496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
324 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 491 daily.
Ilkal set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 6 May 1952.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

496 stations

496 station records on 6 May 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stony River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

496 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 255, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 6 May 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	255
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 May 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

379 broken records

Margins by which the 379 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1952

Top 20 records on 6 May 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1952	Ilkal, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1952	Caraubas, BR	monthly rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1952	Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe, BR	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1952	Boologooro, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1952	Taua, BR	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1952	Narsipatnam, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1952	Stuttgart, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1952	Circleville, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1952	Jagnathpur, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1952	Dairy Creek, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1952	Natchitoches, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1952	Zhizdra, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1952	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1952	Governador Dix-Sept Rosado, BR	all-time rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1952	Angicos, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1952	Putbus, DE	daily high min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	49 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1952	Hvar, HR	daily high min	19.1 C (66.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1952	Bee Branch, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1952	Marianna 2 S, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1952	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	59 years	28 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1952. 1952 had 496 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 1952-05-06: 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 20	367
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1