Weather Records on 9 May 2006

738 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 2006. Highest significance: Hvar, HR.

Key Facts for 9 May 2006

On 9 May 2006, 738 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 259 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 705 daily.
Hvar set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 9 May 2006.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

738 stations

738 station records on 9 May 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cimljansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Opihihale #2 24.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amatenango del Valle	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valliant 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armavir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tantoyuca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Youyang	China	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monett 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Resource Centre	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escalon (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Francisco Castellanos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tamarindo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camacho (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lesquin	France	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita Tlahuapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Terrones	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	48.3 C (118.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

738 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 9 May 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 9 May 2006 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 26, daily 705.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 2006

Top 20 records on 9 May 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 2006	Hvar, HR	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2006	Kaumana 88.1, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2006	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2006	Cimljansk, RU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2006	Aiken 5SE, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2006	Celina, RU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2006	La Crescent Dam 7, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2006	Purcellville, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2006	Opihihale #2 24.1, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2006	Northport, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2006	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2006	Dar Es Salaam Airpo, TZ	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2006	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2006	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2006	Cody, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2006	Reykjavik, IS	daily high max	18.5 C (65.3 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2006	Santa Rosa, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2006	Hartwell, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2006	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2006	Denton 2 SE, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	36 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

1793 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 738 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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 10	500
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1