Weather Records on 11 May 2006

822 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 2006. Highest significance: Union Springs 9 S, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 2006

On 11 May 2006, 822 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 777 daily.
Union Springs 9 S set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 11 May 2006.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

822 stations

822 station records on 11 May 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Alberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Espinal (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leon (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coden	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Palote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Two Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Xicotepec de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morenci	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kobe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galati	Romania	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uglegorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Blocton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Mansfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez de la Torre (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emiliano Zapata	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mactun	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Derrame	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Meco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tapijulapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

822 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 336, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 May 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 May 2006 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 30, daily 777.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 2006

Top 20 records on 11 May 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 2006	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2006	Alberta, US	monthly rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2006	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2006	Espinal (Cfe), MX	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2006	W Branch 3SE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2006	E Tawas, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2006	Leon (Dge), MX	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2006	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2006	Coden, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2006	Wewahitchka, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2006	Laporte, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2006	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2006	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2006	Clanton, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2006	Beeville 5 NE, US	monthly high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2006	Thomasville, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2006	Dearborn, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2006	El Palote, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2006	Uniontown, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2006	Two Rivers, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	47 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

1814 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2006. 2006 had 822 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

Download the Data

Data for records on 2006-05-11: 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 2026-10-17 (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 20	594
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2