Weather Records on 6 May 1997

1,127 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1997. Highest significance: Ufa, RU.

Key Facts for 6 May 1997

On 6 May 1997, 1,127 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
431 were record highs and 228 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,096 daily.
Ufa set a daily record precipitation of 41.3 mm (1.6 in) on 6 May 1997.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,127 stations

1,127 station records on 6 May 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ufa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Zhezkazgan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Klippan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungbyhed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	111.0 cm (43.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gillastig	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tasan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lidkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Torsby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cunyu Shearing Shed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Xiamen	China	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lanna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Langjum	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zhengzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reivilo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rossared	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Samarkand	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Juarez (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Traneberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grimeton	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	121.0 cm (47.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roros	Norway	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brigalow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alingsas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yelarbon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rena - Haugedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oderen	France	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taretan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kilagarden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Earaheedy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kindsjon_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wailua Kai 1065	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Storsteinnes I Balsfjord	Norway	Record snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lourensgeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simonstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,127 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 237, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 428, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 6 May 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	237
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	428
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 6 May 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 1,096.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

936 broken records

Margins by which the 936 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 590.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1997

Top 20 records on 6 May 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1997	Ufa, RU	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1997	Zhezkazgan, KZ	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1997	Warrenton (Mun), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1997	Perm, RU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	110 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1997	Klippan, SE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1997	Ljungbyhed, SE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1997	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	111.0 cm (43.7 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1997	Saragt, TM	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1997	Gillastig, SE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1997	Tasan, SE	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1997	Lidkoping, SE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1997	Torsby, SE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1997	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1997	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1997	Haikou, CN	daily rain	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1997	Cunyu Shearing Shed, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1997	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1997	Xiamen, CN	daily rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1997	Lanna, SE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1997	Mitt. Narsarsuaq, GL	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	47 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 1,127 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 1997-05-06: 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	907
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	3