Weather Records on 6 May 1979

1,122 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1979. Highest significance: Mariyna Gorka, BY.

Key Facts for 6 May 1979

On 6 May 1979, 1,122 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 428 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,081 daily.
Mariyna Gorka set a daily record precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 6 May 1979.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,122 stations

1,122 station records on 6 May 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Robinvale (Kyndalyn Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wasa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pallamallawa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.8 cm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sexton Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (the Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bannerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winnambool (Kulwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ione 18 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rumbulara Vineyards	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tullochard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.2 cm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Midale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.3 cm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tooma	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chichester Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.2 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robinvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,122 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 199, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 229, Heaviest daily rainfall 452, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 6 May 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	199
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	229
Heaviest daily rainfall	452
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 6 May 1979 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 1,081.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

960 broken records

Margins by which the 960 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 151.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1979

Top 20 records on 6 May 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1979	Mariyna Gorka, BY	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1979	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1979	Kalkoenkrans (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1979	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1979	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1979	Wallabadah (Gaspard), AU	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1979	Kingaroy Prince Street, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1979	Robinvale (Kyndalyn Park), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1979	Birtle, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1979	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1979	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1979	Wasa, CA	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1979	Pallamallawa Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1979	Maryland, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1979	Virden, CA	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1979	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	11.8 cm (4.6 in)	9.8 cm (3.9 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1979	Sexton Summit, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1979	Hatfield (the Vale), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1979	Bannerton, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1979	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	50 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1979. 1979 had 1,122 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 1979-05-06: 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 20	791
20 to 40	112
40 to 60	27
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	7
120 to 140	5
140 to 160	1