Weather Records on 6 May 2011

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 2011. Highest significance: Abu Hamed, SD.

Key Facts for 6 May 2011

On 6 May 2011, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 294 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 587 daily.
Abu Hamed set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 6 May 2011.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 6 May 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bora-Bora/Motu-Mute	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Rose Ski Area	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Donetsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tantalus 2 780.5	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ostaskov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarh	Chad	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sabancuy	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowhill	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Izium	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kashi	China	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elista	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lviv	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Pilar	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bavispe (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nis	Serbia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whiting Fld NAS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Amatenango	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Daniel Z Romualdez	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Golomjannyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
N'Dele	Central African Republic	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Hermanos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 209, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 May 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	209
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 May 2011 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 587.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 2011

Top 20 records on 6 May 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 2011	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2011	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2011	Buynaksk, RU	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2011	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2011	Bora-Bora/Motu-Mute, PF	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2011	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily low min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2011	Mt Rose Ski Area, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2011	Donetsk, UA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2011	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2011	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2011	Cornwall, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2011	Kaunas, LT	daily low min	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2011	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2011	Monticello, US	monthly low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2011	Highlands, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2011	Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2011	Bjelasnica, BA	daily low min	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2011	Mancos 1SW, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2011	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2011	Legaspi, PH	daily low max	26.6 C (79.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	60 years	39 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2011. 2011 had 604 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 2011-05-06: 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	413
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1