Weather Records on 6 May 1967

697 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1967. Highest significance: Camp Crook, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 1967

On 6 May 1967, 697 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 259 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 689 daily.
Camp Crook set a daily record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 6 May 1967.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

697 stations

697 station records on 6 May 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Bella	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Netherby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record snow depth	208.3 cm (82.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moyale	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gwabegar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coalgate 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Giant Forest	United States	Record snow depth	193.0 cm (76.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lindsay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

697 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 6 May 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 6 May 1967 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 689.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

583 broken records

Margins by which the 583 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1092.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1967

Top 20 records on 6 May 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1967	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1967	West Yellowstone, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1967	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1967	Quairading, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1967	Bella Bella, CA	monthly rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1967	Netherby, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1967	Dubbo (Mentone), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1967	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1967	Huntington Lake, US	daily snow depth	208.3 cm (82.0 in)	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1967	Quinter, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1967	Holbrook, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1967	Okeene, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1967	Winfield, AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1967	Moyale, KE	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1967	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1967	Taloga, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1967	Brockville, CA	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1967	Beatrice, CA	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1967	Gwabegar Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1967	Castle Rock, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	38 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1967. 1967 had 697 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 1967-05-06: 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 200	575
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1