Weather Records on 6 May 1995

961 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1995. Highest significance: Petrusberg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 6 May 1995

On 6 May 1995, 961 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
332 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 913 daily.
Petrusberg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 6 May 1995.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

961 stations

961 station records on 6 May 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Caninde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Dermitt 26 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Velyka Oleksandrivk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cronulla South Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Colombia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Granville Shell Refinery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berowra (Goodwyn Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Estrela Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cronulla Stp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley (Northcliffe Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abadia Dos Dourados	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stillewoning	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lucas Heights (Ansto)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Jacinta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pedregulho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pony	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Bridges	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peitas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ituverava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

961 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 419, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 6 May 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	419
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 6 May 1995 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 46, daily 913.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

814 broken records

Margins by which the 814 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1995

Top 20 records on 6 May 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1995	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1995	Nazareth House Farm, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1995	Caninde, BR	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1995	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1995	Mc Dermitt 26 N, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1995	Spur, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1995	Nellore, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1995	St. Brandon (St. Ra, MU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1995	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1995	Challis, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1995	Velyka Oleksandrivk, UA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1995	Babb 6 NE, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1995	Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp, BR	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1995	Gibson Dam, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1995	Cronulla South Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1995	Porto Colombia, BR	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1995	Granville Shell Refinery, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1995	Berowra (Goodwyn Road), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1995	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1995	Estrela Do Sul, BR	monthly rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	46 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1995. 1995 had 961 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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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	744
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1