Weather Records on 6 May 2003

1,596 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 2003. Highest significance: Athens, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 2003

On 6 May 2003, 1,596 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,089 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 89 monthly and 1,487 daily.
Athens set an all-time record daily precipitation of 205.7 mm (8.1 in) on 6 May 2003.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,596 stations

1,596 station records on 6 May 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Douglasville 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bailing-Miao	China	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville Intnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lambert 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tantoyuca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arkabutla Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sardis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dalanzadgad	Mongolia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarkson	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Water Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grayson Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchong	China	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,596 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 451, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 638, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 332, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 6 May 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	451
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	638
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	332
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 6 May 2003 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 89, daily 1,487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,229 broken records

Margins by which the 1,229 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 2003

Top 20 records on 6 May 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 2003	Athens, US	all-time rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	73 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2003	Batesville, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2003	Edgefield 3 NNE, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2003	Daroca, ES	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2003	Douglasville 4 S, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2003	Clarksdale, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	96 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2003	Ashland, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2003	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2003	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2003	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2003	Andrews, US	monthly rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2003	Murphy 4ESE, US	monthly rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	126 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2003	Bailing-Miao, CN	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2003	Water Valley, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2003	Dayton 2SE, US	all-time rain	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2003	Holly Springs 4 N, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2003	Huntsville Intnl AP, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2003	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2003	Brazzaville, CG	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2003	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	53 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2003. 2003 had 1,596 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 2003-05-06: 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	1,201
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1