Weather Records on 6 May 2014

612 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 2014. Highest significance: Mount Stuart, AU.

Key Facts for 6 May 2014

On 6 May 2014, 612 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 597 daily.
Mount Stuart set a daily record precipitation of 87.0 mm (3.4 in) on 6 May 2014.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

612 stations

612 station records on 6 May 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dampier Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jerusalem Central	Israel	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Asker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xichang	China	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hularin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pannawonica	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bostetter R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Versailles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoille #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shanwei	China	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burley Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skedsmo-Hellerud	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salina Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maridalsoset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nattavaara_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

612 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 6 May 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 May 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 2014

Top 20 records on 6 May 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 2014	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	95 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2014	Beer Sheva, IL	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2014	Dampier Salt, AU	monthly rain	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2014	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2014	Jerusalem Central, IL	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2014	Porthill, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2014	Oakley, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2014	Arthur 4NW, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2014	Asker, NO	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2014	Yalleen, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2014	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2014	Millstream, AU	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2014	Abilene, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2014	Eldorado Springs, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2014	Guthrie 5S, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	119 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2014	Meeker 5 W, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2014	Gulkana AP, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2014	Houston, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	117 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2014	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2014	Pyramid Station, AU	monthly rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	31 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

1795 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2014. 2014 had 612 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 2014-05-06: 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 2026-10-17 (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	476
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1