Weather Records on 6 May 1980

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1980. Highest significance: Kara-Bagaz-Gol, TM.

Key Facts for 6 May 1980

On 6 May 1980, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 565 daily.
Kara-Bagaz-Gol set an all-time record daily precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 6 May 1980.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 6 May 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kara-Bagaz-Gol	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Graball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Forest (Eling Forest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bulby Brush (Blue Look-Out)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coolangatta Bowls Comp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Boqueron	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Astara	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Okanagan Centre	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Harding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stiege	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maravatio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blue River North	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 257, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 May 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 May 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

484 broken records

Margins by which the 484 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1980

Top 20 records on 6 May 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1980	Kara-Bagaz-Gol, TM	all-time rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1980	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1980	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1980	Graball, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1980	Ungowa Forest Station, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1980	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1980	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1980	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1980	Sutton Forest (Eling Forest), AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1980	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1980	Bulby Brush (Blue Look-Out), AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1980	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1980	Maleny Denning Rd, AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1980	Gospic, HR	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1980	Vastervik, SE	daily low min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1980	Kooskia, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1980	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1980	Coloso, PR	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1980	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1980	Koster (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 574 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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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 10	437
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2