Weather Records on 6 May 1976

644 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1976. Highest significance: Coldwater St School, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 1976

On 6 May 1976, 644 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 628 daily.
Coldwater St School set a daily record precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 6 May 1976.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

644 stations

644 station records on 6 May 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dalhousie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
London Int'l Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Starved Rock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hope	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duved	Sweden	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

644 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 6 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 6 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 628.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

541 broken records

Margins by which the 541 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 480.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1976

Top 20 records on 6 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1976	Coldwater St School, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1976	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1976	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	105 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1976	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1976	Belleville, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1976	S Bend AP, US	monthly rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1976	Emery, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1976	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1976	Port Dalhousie, CA	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1976	Ridgetown, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1976	Lindsborg 3E, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1976	London Int'l Airport, CA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1976	Durango, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1976	Hebron, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1976	Grimsby, CA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1976	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1976	Brucefield, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1976	Petropavlovsk, KZ	daily low min	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	8.1 C (14.6 F)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1976	Tenerife/Los Rodeos, ES	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	2 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1976. 1976 had 644 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 1976-05-06: 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	533
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2