Weather Records on 6 May 1956

559 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1956. Highest significance: Moultrie 2 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 1956

On 6 May 1956, 559 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 547 daily.
Moultrie 2 ESE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 107.4 mm (4.2 in) on 6 May 1956.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

559 stations

559 station records on 6 May 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hilliard	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

559 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 419, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 6 May 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	419
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 May 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 547.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

500 broken records

Margins by which the 500 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 181.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1956

Top 20 records on 6 May 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1956	Moultrie 2 ESE, US	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1956	Sheboygan, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1956	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1956	Heilbron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1956	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1956	Premier Mine-Cullinan, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1956	Doornbult, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1956	Heidelberg I, ZA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1956	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1956	Slurry, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1956	Hartebeespoort-Agrc., ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1956	Alma, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1956	Mamogaleskraal, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1956	Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1956	Maraisburg (Gm), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1956	Greenville 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1956	Oak Hills Station, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1956	Weltevrede, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1956	Pretoria-New Cemetry, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1956	Forest Grove, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1956. 1956 had 559 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	452
25 to 50	44
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1