Weather Records on 6 May 2004

1,490 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 2004. Highest significance: San Mateo Acuitlapilco, MX.

Key Facts for 6 May 2004

On 6 May 2004, 1,490 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
909 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,453 daily.
San Mateo Acuitlapilco set a daily record precipitation of 56.9 mm (2.2 in) on 6 May 2004.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,490 stations

1,490 station records on 6 May 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Mateo Acuitlapilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miahuatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coniston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hildesheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kr.Ansbach Weidenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meerbeck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wahlsburg-Lippoldsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wornitz-Bottenweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santiaguillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abjorsbraten	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aschaffenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Kosen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ljosland - Monen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Pablo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wunstorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,490 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 477, Lowest daily maximum 152, Highest daily minimum 432, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 288.

Records on 6 May 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	477
Lowest daily maximum	152
Highest daily minimum	432
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 May 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 1,453.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,246 broken records

Margins by which the 1,246 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 2004

Top 20 records on 6 May 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 2004	San Mateo Acuitlapilco, MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	Ebrach, DE	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	Haparanda, SE	daily high max	23.5 C (74.3 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	Lynch, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	Miahuatlan (Smn), MX	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	Old Faithful, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	Stotten, DE	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	Mykland, NO	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	Coniston, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	Oberviechtach, DE	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	Bad Lippspringe, DE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	Leoti, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	Wessington Springs, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	Hildesheim, DE	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim, DE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	Kr.Ansbach Weidenbach, DE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2004	Ft Collins, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	43 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2004. 2004 had 1,490 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 2004-05-06: 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 10	1,163
10 to 20	64
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1