Weather Records on 20 May 2006

1,006 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 May 2006. Highest significance: Enosburg Falls, US.

Key Facts for 20 May 2006

On 20 May 2006, 1,006 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
621 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 981 daily.
Enosburg Falls set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 20 May 2006.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,006 stations

1,006 station records on 20 May 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 May 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morioka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Duiven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Tlazala	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Markelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Megen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boardman	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Escalera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huajimic	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cataloochee	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xisha Dao	China	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bastia	France	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wageningen (Pd)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,006 records

Records set or tied on 20 May 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 361, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 260, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 20 May 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	361
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	260
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 May 2006 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 981.

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 78.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 May 2006

Top 20 records on 20 May 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 May 2006	Enosburg Falls, US	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2006	Kleve, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2006	Arnhem, NL	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2006	Khlong Yai, TH	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2006	Rochester, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2006	Morioka, JP	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2006	Duiven, NL	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2006	Washington, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2006	Cottage Grove 2E, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2006	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2006	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	41.0 C (105.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2006	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	127 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2006	Quito, MX	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2006	Porthill, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2006	Sunnyside - Lund 31S, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2006	Guthrie 5S, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2006	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	28.2 C (82.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2006	Waterdale, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2006	Hiram, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	110 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2006	Weatherford, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 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

1802 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2006. 2006 had 1,006 records.

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

Records on 05-20 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	1
1804	1
1815	1
1825	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	3
1847	1
1854	1
1858	3
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1871	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	3
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	19
1904	4
1905	4
1906	22
1907	35
1908	23
1909	10
1910	20
1911	82
1912	20
1913	10
1914	16
1915	42
1916	29
1917	46
1918	92
1919	56
1920	44
1921	234
1922	40
1923	125
1924	189
1925	251
1926	128
1927	118
1928	138
1929	323
1930	129
1931	451
1932	689
1933	449
1934	582
1935	259
1936	207
1937	270
1938	331
1939	266
1940	337
1941	378
1942	337
1943	802
1944	315
1945	498
1946	339
1947	358
1948	514
1949	586
1950	327
1951	288
1952	615
1953	518
1954	822
1955	421
1956	565
1957	728
1958	378
1959	785
1960	612
1961	333
1962	773
1963	732
1964	517
1965	200
1966	416
1967	587
1968	743
1969	885
1970	310
1971	653
1972	612
1973	419
1974	893
1975	1,332
1976	837
1977	553
1978	534
1979	683
1980	751
1981	1,540
1982	554
1983	1,307
1984	867
1985	426
1986	790
1987	1,036
1988	805
1989	764
1990	722
1991	925
1992	1,200
1993	1,208
1994	778
1995	734
1996	1,749
1997	1,106
1998	1,124
1999	673
2000	991
2001	847
2002	2,299
2003	1,201
2004	746
2005	929
2006	1,006
2007	565
2008	999
2009	1,529
2010	1,011
2011	1,117
2012	604
2013	919
2014	629
2015	1,001
2016	692
2017	1,214
2018	460
2019	1,483
2020	784
2021	904
2022	1,643
2023	1,106
2024	478
2025	969
2026	696

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Data for records on 2006-05-20: 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 10	677
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1