Weather Records on 6 May 1973

499 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1973. Highest significance: Barra Do Capinzal, BR.

Key Facts for 6 May 1973

On 6 May 1973, 499 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 474 daily.
Barra Do Capinzal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 196.2 mm (7.7 in) on 6 May 1973.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

499 stations

499 station records on 6 May 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barra Do Capinzal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	196.2 mm (7.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	190.6 mm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Costa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Agudo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Victor	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pokrovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pereque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedlovaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sapulpa 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacupiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ajudas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Barbacena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
S. Joaquim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winter Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rasht	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winter Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

499 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 6 May 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 6 May 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1973

Top 20 records on 6 May 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1973	Barra Do Capinzal, BR	monthly rain	196.2 mm (7.7 in)	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1973	Thompson Welcome Ctr, US	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1973	Iguape, BR	monthly rain	190.6 mm (7.5 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1973	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1973	Ponte Do Costa, BR	monthly rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1973	Georgetown, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1973	Byers 5 ENE, US	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1973	Grand Lake 1 NW, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1973	Morro Agudo, BR	daily rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1973	Fraser, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1973	Parker 6 E, US	all-time rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1973	Victor, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1973	Idaho Springs, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1973	Ft Lupton 2 SE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1973	Castle Rock, US	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1973	Colorado Nm, US	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1973	Pokrovka, RU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1973	Pereque, BR	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1973	Sedlovaja, RU	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1973	Sapulpa 1W, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	73 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1973. 1973 had 499 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 1973-05-06: 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	404
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1