Weather Records on 6 May 1964

823 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1964. Highest significance: Victoria Sugar Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 6 May 1964

On 6 May 1964, 823 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 287 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 770 daily.
Victoria Sugar Mill set a monthly record daily precipitation of 266.7 mm (10.5 in) on 6 May 1964.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

823 stations

823 station records on 6 May 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Giant Forest	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tobias Barreto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smith 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waskada	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kundahit	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bananeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfords	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dry Canyon Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

823 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 6 May 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 6 May 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 53, daily 770.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

662 broken records

Margins by which the 662 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1964

Top 20 records on 6 May 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1964	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1964	Washburn, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1964	Brandon Cda, CA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1964	Huntington Lake, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1964	Giant Forest, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1964	Truckee Rs, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1964	Carson City, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1964	Mount House Station, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1964	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1964	Boca, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1964	Tobias Barreto, BR	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1964	Lemon Cove, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1964	Adaven, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1964	Smith 1 N, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1964	Mellen 4 NE, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1964	Waskada, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1964	Hiawatha, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1964	Sedgwick, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1964	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1964	Kundahit, IN	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	41 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1964. 1964 had 823 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1964-05-06: 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	637
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1