Weather Records on 6 May 2015

589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 2015. Highest significance: Sholapur, IN.

Key Facts for 6 May 2015

On 6 May 2015, 589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
275 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 573 daily.
Sholapur set a daily record precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 6 May 2015.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

589 stations

589 station records on 6 May 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Petrun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thorndale	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Randlett 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar City 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sola/Vanua Lava Isl	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Dell Oro	France	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saratow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
City Creek Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lida	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cekunda	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prague 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Christchurch Intl	New Zealand	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent 5WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi Mahdi	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vacoas (Mauritius)	Mauritius	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Habarovsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wewoka 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vail Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Linxi	China	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Omu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bistrita	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fjallsjonas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

589 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 May 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 May 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 573.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

495 broken records

Margins by which the 495 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 2015

Top 20 records on 6 May 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 2015	Sholapur, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 May 2015	Petrun, RU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2015	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	106 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2015	Perry, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2015	Apache, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2015	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	119 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2015	Philip AP, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2015	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2015	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2015	Albion, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2015	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2015	Augusta, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2015	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2015	Pontotoc 1N, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2015	Thorndale, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2015	Yap Island WSO AP, FM	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2015	Randlett 9 E, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2015	Milesville 5 NE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2015	Timpanogos Cave, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2015	Udskoe, RU	monthly rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	43 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2015. 2015 had 589 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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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 25	478
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1