Weather Records on 6 May 1982

800 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1982. Highest significance: Henrietta, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 1982

On 6 May 1982, 800 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 243 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 784 daily.
Henrietta set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 6 May 1982.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

800 stations

800 station records on 6 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Makkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kezma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kornwerderzand	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shanwei	China	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jeddo 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Point Isl du Boi	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

800 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 387, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 6 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	387
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 6 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 784.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1982

Top 20 records on 6 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1982	Henrietta, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1982	Comanche, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1982	Gladstone (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1982	Seymour 3NW, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1982	Gambona, CG	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1982	Makkum, NL	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1982	Bowie, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1982	Wharton, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1982	Archer City 2W, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1982	Olney 5 NNW, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1982	Kezma, RU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1982	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1982	Angoon Pwr, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1982	Kondoma, RU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1982	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1982	Angleton 2 W, US	monthly rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1982	Kornwerderzand, NL	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1982	Anadarko 3 E, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1982	Dundee 6 NNW, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1982	Ada, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	42 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 800 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 1982-05-06: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	595
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2