Weather Records on 6 May 2025

732 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 2025. Highest significance: San Angelo, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 2025

On 6 May 2025, 732 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 697 daily.
San Angelo set a daily record precipitation of 81.0 mm (3.2 in) on 6 May 2025.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

732 stations

732 station records on 6 May 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Patna	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
La Junta Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Culebra #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lily Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eldora	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Florissant Fossil Beds	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whiskey Ck	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ocate 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gallegos Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mariscal Estigarrib	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boys Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dime Box	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont Indian Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Havasu City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trinchera	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tacony 13 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

732 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 187, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 6 May 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	187
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 6 May 2025 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 697.

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 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 2025

Top 20 records on 6 May 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 2025	San Angelo, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	99 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2025	Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2025	Patna, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	78 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2025	Alfred, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2025	La Junta Muni AP, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2025	Trinidad AP, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2025	Culebra #2, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2025	Lakeview, US	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2025	E Wareham, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2025	Eagle Nest, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2025	Lily Pond, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2025	Las Vegas Wwtp, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2025	Riverhead Rsch Farm, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2025	Lake Eldora, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2025	Plane Creek Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2025	Dos Bocas, PR	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2025	Florissant Fossil Beds, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2025	Shuttle Meadow Rsvr, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2025	Whiskey Ck, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2025	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	116 years	46 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2025. 2025 had 732 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2025-05-06: 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	575
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1