Weather Records on 6 May 1988

919 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1988. Highest significance: Avoca (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 6 May 1988

On 6 May 1988, 919 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
302 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 876 daily.
Avoca (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 58.6 mm (2.3 in) on 6 May 1988.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

919 stations

919 station records on 6 May 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coliban Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Liffey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kolo 1033	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yandoit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lauriston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Willow Point)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Joyces Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itanhaem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jinan	China	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kearneysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Attu	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mongagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yuanping	China	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tewkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Castra Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Erriba (Cradle Mountain Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poatina (Billopp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Juba	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mathias	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huimin	China	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

919 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 429, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 6 May 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	429
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 6 May 1988 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 40, daily 876.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

779 broken records

Margins by which the 779 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1988

Top 20 records on 6 May 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1988	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1988	Malmsbury Reservoir, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1988	Yolla (Sea View), AU	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1988	Woodend (Carlisle Street), AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1988	Bealiba, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1988	Sheffield, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1988	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1988	Waiawa 943, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1988	Coliban Upper, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1988	Mole Creek, AU	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1988	Wentworth (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1988	Eversley, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1988	Wardensville R M Farm, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1988	Warrenton 3 SE, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1988	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1988	Liffey, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1988	Kolo 1033, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1988	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1988	Lexton, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1988	Mt Wx, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	56 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1988. 1988 had 919 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 1988-05-06: 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	688
20 to 40	64
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3