Weather Records on 6 May 1990

1,220 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1990. Highest significance: San Julian (Dge), MX.

Key Facts for 6 May 1990

On 6 May 1990, 1,220 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
705 were record highs and 292 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,177 daily.
San Julian (Dge) set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 6 May 1990.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,220 stations

1,220 station records on 6 May 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Julian (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Puente San Isidro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minjilang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Arocha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rancho Viejo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palestina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Madero	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yautepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shovi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Helgoland	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oxelosund	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Capitan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,220 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 416, Lowest daily maximum 219, Highest daily minimum 289, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 223.

Records on 6 May 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	416
Lowest daily maximum	219
Highest daily minimum	289
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 May 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 43, daily 1,177.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,033 broken records

Margins by which the 1,033 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1990

Top 20 records on 6 May 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1990	San Julian (Dge), MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	Puente San Isidro, MX	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	Minjilang, AU	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	Atequiza, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	Guadalajara (Dge), MX	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	Den Helder-1, NL	daily high max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	Corrales, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	La Estanzuela, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	Paso de Arocha, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	Tarandacuao, MX	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	Palizada, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	Rancho Viejo, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	San Blas, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	San Diego de Alejandria, MX	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	Zinapecuaro, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	Ticuman, MX	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	Eelde, NL	daily high max	28.8 C (83.8 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1990	Angleton 2 W, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	72 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1990. 1990 had 1,220 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 1990-05-06: 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	1,001
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1