Weather Records on 6 May 1986

1,228 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1986. Highest significance: Marra Creek (Womboin), AU.

Key Facts for 6 May 1986

On 6 May 1986, 1,228 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
545 were record highs and 238 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,182 daily.
Marra Creek (Womboin) set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 6 May 1986.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,228 stations

1,228 station records on 6 May 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Woomelang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Walpeup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Birchip (Marlbed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Speed (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mildura SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lascelles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berriwillock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Irymple (Arlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cliffs (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Boga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Culym	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Patchewollock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wapato	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Marston Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heinsberg-Schleiden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ouyen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bronzewing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gilserberg-Moischeid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nulkwyne Kiamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpienung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,228 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 269, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 276, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 412, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 6 May 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	269
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	276
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	412
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 6 May 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 46, daily 1,182.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,047 broken records

Margins by which the 1,047 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1986

Top 20 records on 6 May 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1986	Marra Creek (Womboin), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1986	Woomelang, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1986	Hughenden Station, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1986	Walpeup, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1986	Gama, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1986	Ninyeunook, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1986	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1986	Quambone (Carwell), AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1986	Gum Lake (Albemarle), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1986	Birchip (Marlbed), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1986	Speed (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1986	Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station), AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1986	Mildura SE, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1986	Beulah, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1986	Lascelles, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1986	Berriwillock, AU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1986	Wallowa, US	monthly snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1986	Quambone (Sandy Camp), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1986	Irymple (Arlington), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1986	Red Cliffs (Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	52 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1986. 1986 had 1,228 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 1986-05-06: 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	990
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3