Weather Records on 6 May 1965

624 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1965. Highest significance: Wisdom, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 1965

On 6 May 1965, 624 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 356 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 551 daily.
Wisdom set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 6 May 1965.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

624 stations

624 station records on 6 May 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wisdom	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frazer	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pingaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grenora	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Creekside	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winters 9 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoille Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

624 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 181, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 175, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 6 May 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	181
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	175
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 6 May 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 72, daily 551.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

475 broken records

Margins by which the 475 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1965

Top 20 records on 6 May 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1965	Wisdom, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Epping, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Crosby, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Vida 6 NE, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Haxby 18 SW, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Tioga 1E, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Frazer, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Pingaring, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Ennis, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Grenora, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Forks 4 NNE, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Denton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Creekside, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1965	Chamarajnagar, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	43 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1965. 1965 had 624 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 1965-05-06: 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 100	468
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1