Weather Records on 6 May 2022

736 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 2022. Highest significance: Sandford (Maydena), AU.

Key Facts for 6 May 2022

On 6 May 2022, 736 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
302 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 710 daily.
Sandford (Maydena) set a daily record precipitation of 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 6 May 2022.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

736 stations

736 station records on 6 May 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fort Direction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Longley (Telopea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hobart Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Orford (Aubin Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Snug Plains (Cataract Falls)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Margate (Sunnyside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Altoona 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Richmond (Brookbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho (Bowsden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lucaston (Bakers Creek Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Parham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belknap Springs 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ouse (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hoodoo Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Touchet	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Rumney (Mount Rumney Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orielton (East Orielton Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vincent Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Strathayr)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zinder	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

736 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 May 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 May 2022 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 710.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 2022

Top 20 records on 6 May 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 2022	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	116 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 May 2022	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	monthly rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2022	Maria Island (Darlington), AU	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2022	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2022	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2022	Orford South, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2022	Fort Direction, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2022	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2022	Longley (Telopea), AU	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2022	Guba, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2022	Apsley (Parki), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2022	Hobart Airport, AU	all-time rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2022	Bothwell (Franklin Street), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2022	Orford (Aubin Court), AU	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2022	Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2022	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2022	Snug Plains (Cataract Falls), AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2022	Margate (Sunnyside), AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2022	Altoona 3 W, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2022	Richmond (Brookbank), AU	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	57 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2022. 2022 had 736 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 2022-05-06: 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 20	560
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1