Weather Records on 6 May 2023

559 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 2023. Highest significance: Milang, AU.

Key Facts for 6 May 2023

On 6 May 2023, 559 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 227 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 528 daily.
Milang set a daily record precipitation of 29.4 mm (1.2 in) on 6 May 2023.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

559 stations

559 station records on 6 May 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Alto Intl	Bolivia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Skq Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orly	France	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bisson Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Redding AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aomori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lindbergh Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Potomac	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dagget Pass	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Libby Dam (Base)	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Gallegos Aero	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Khon Kaen	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hand Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	43.7 C (110.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sykeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sodertalje	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snowshoe	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warm Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Topeka Forbes Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kuqa	China	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Antalya	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Drake Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vlagtwedde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

559 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 6 May 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 6 May 2023 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 24, daily 528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 2023

Top 20 records on 6 May 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 2023	Milang, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2023	Bonners Ferry, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2023	Bowdle, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	123 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2023	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2023	Kazan, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2023	El Alto Intl, BO	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2023	Odessa, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2023	Skq Dam, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2023	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	120 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2023	Orly, FR	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2023	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2023	Bisson Creek, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2023	Redding AP, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2023	Aomori, JP	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2023	Ipswich, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2023	Colfax, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2023	Oak Ridge, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	127 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2023	Lindbergh Lake, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2023	Potomac, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2023	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	120 years	45 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2023. 2023 had 559 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 50	475
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1