Weather Records on 6 May 2001

767 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 2001. Highest significance: Victoria Cp&L, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 2001

On 6 May 2001, 767 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 741 daily.
Victoria Cp&L set a daily record precipitation of 122.7 mm (4.8 in) on 6 May 2001.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

767 stations

767 station records on 6 May 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Santa Rita	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	278.1 mm (10.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Culicup Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake George 8 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taripta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirovohrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McAlinden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manlio Fabio Altamiramo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port O'Connor	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburg 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Enramadas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Los Capulines	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Yautepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhalal-Abad	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bokerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Worms	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Akureyri	Iceland	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hosston	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

767 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 6 May 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 6 May 2001 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 741.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 2001

Top 20 records on 6 May 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 2001	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	96 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2001	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2001	Cranbrook, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2001	Table Rock 4N, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2001	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2001	Santa Rita, PR	monthly rain	278.1 mm (10.9 in)	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2001	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2001	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2001	Riverview Observatory, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2001	Benalla, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2001	The Warriups, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2001	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2001	Grand Forks Intl AP, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2001	Keflavik, IS	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2001	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2001	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2001	Salida, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2001	Sans Souci (Public School), AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2001	Tellico Plains, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2001	Culicup Estate, AU	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	63 years	45 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2001. 2001 had 767 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 2001-05-06: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	603
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2