Weather Records on 6 May 1962

301 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1962. Highest significance: Gariabund, IN.

Key Facts for 6 May 1962

On 6 May 1962, 301 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 292 daily.
Gariabund set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 6 May 1962.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

301 stations

301 station records on 6 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kanker	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Masindi	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reriutaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amontada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamen Kaman	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selod	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gvarv	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurud	India	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khibiny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

301 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 6 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 6 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 292.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

215 broken records

Margins by which the 215 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1962

Top 20 records on 6 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1962	Gariabund, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1962	Kanker, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1962	Halden, NO	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1962	Fayette, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1962	Mudhol, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1962	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1962	Sharpes Siding, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1962	Portland Rfc City, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1962	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1962	Balkapur, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1962	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1962	Orje, NO	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1962	Masindi, UG	all-time rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1962	Waimanalo 794, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1962	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1962	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily high min	13.7 C (56.7 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1962	Estacada 2 SE, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1962	Nova Russas, BR	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 301 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 1962-05-06: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	205
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1