Weather Records on 6 May 1966

950 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1966. Highest significance: Golden A, CA.

Key Facts for 6 May 1966

On 6 May 1966, 950 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
425 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 920 daily.
Golden A set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 6 May 1966.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

950 stations

950 station records on 6 May 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Golden A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Waramain	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bhandara	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ghorajheri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sequim	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itapipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rudri	India	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Gaviao Peixoto (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aragats	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armavir	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goombie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aroostook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maramsilli	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sanzar	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

950 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 271, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 332, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 6 May 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	271
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	332
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 6 May 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 920.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

796 broken records

Margins by which the 796 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1966

Top 20 records on 6 May 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1966	Golden A, CA	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1966	Waramain, IN	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1966	Nord Odal, NO	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1966	Bhandara, IN	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1966	Bodalkasa, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1966	Ghorajheri, IN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1966	Chimacum 4 S, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1966	Port Townsend, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1966	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1966	Sequim, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1966	Mykland, NO	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1966	Itapipoca, BR	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1966	Montreal McGill, CA	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1966	Lugano, CH	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1966	Laurel Hill (Kundiewa), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1966	Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1966	Bhatkal, IN	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1966	Karkal, IN	daily rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1966	Rudri, IN	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1966	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	74 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1966. 1966 had 950 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 1966-05-06: 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	778
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2