Weather Records on 6 May 1984

846 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1984. Highest significance: Franklin, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 1984

On 6 May 1984, 846 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
440 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 796 daily.
Franklin set a daily record precipitation of 126.5 mm (5.0 in) on 6 May 1984.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

846 stations

846 station records on 6 May 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gazimammad Aerodrom	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herford	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balmaha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lampang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tequisistlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alencon-Valframbert	France	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellsville 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alat	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Ridge Atdd	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

846 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 254, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 6 May 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	254
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 6 May 1984 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 46, daily 796.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

666 broken records

Margins by which the 666 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1984

Top 20 records on 6 May 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1984	Franklin, US	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1984	Wydgee, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1984	Greensburg, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1984	Gazimammad Aerodrom, AZ	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1984	Baku, AZ	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1984	Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-, MX	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1984	Miller, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1984	Dickson, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1984	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1984	Sparta Wwtp, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1984	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1984	Bridger 2 N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1984	Dutch Harbor, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1984	Mammoth Cave, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1984	Enka, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1984	Herford, DE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1984	Balmaha, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1984	Fazenda Mendes, BR	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1984	Bunnawarra, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1984	Lampang, TH	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	40 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1984. 1984 had 846 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1984-05-06: 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	657
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1