Weather Records on 6 May 2002

979 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 2002. Highest significance: Kapapala Rch 36, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 2002

On 6 May 2002, 979 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
539 were record highs and 231 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 929 daily.
Kapapala Rch 36 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 6 May 2002.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

979 stations

979 station records on 6 May 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kapapala Rch 36	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Halepohaku 111	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pauoa Flats 784	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiza/Escodola	Spain	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Blanca 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zapotlanejo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City 14S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Suhokumsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerseyville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Olive 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

979 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 189, Lowest daily maximum 152, Highest daily minimum 350, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 6 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	189
Lowest daily maximum	152
Highest daily minimum	350
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 6 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 45, daily 929.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

713 broken records

Margins by which the 713 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 2002

Top 20 records on 6 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 2002	Kapapala Rch 36, US	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2002	Kaumana 88.1, US	daily rain	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2002	Naalehu 14, US	monthly rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2002	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2002	Casey, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2002	Sidney, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2002	Kulani Camp 79, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2002	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2002	Halepohaku 111, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2002	Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2002	Tryvasshogda, NO	daily snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	113.0 cm (44.5 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2002	New England, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2002	Falls City 2 SSW, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2002	Pauoa Flats 784, US	daily rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2002	Shenkursk, RU	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2002	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2002	Nuuanu Rsch 4 783, US	daily rain	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2002	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2002	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	107 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2002	Williamstown, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	49 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2002. 2002 had 979 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	456
2019	462
2020	577
2021	517
2022	736
2023	559
2024	841
2025	732
2026	796

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Data for records on 2002-05-06: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	711
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1