Weather Records on 11 May 1920

181 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1920. Highest significance: Mintaro, AU.

Key Facts for 11 May 1920

On 11 May 1920, 181 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 181 daily.
Mintaro set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 11 May 1920.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

181 stations

181 station records on 11 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Middle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Metcalfe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lyonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greensborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tittybong Pine Grove Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Rail (Dalyenong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrewilock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitiamo 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlands (Rowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

181 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 171.

Records on 11 May 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 181.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

167 broken records

Margins by which the 167 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1920

Top 20 records on 11 May 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1920	Mintaro, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1920	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1920	Fryerstown, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1920	Brighton Middle, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1920	Malmsbury Reservoir, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1920	Blyth, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1920	Expedition Pass Reservoir, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1920	Inglewood (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1920	Lancefield, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1920	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1920	Barkers Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1920	Metcalfe, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1920	Bridgewater (Memsie), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1920	Kyneton Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1920	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1920	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1920	Beales Reservoir, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1920	Lyonville, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1920	Nagambie Cba, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1920	Warburton, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

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

1814 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1920. 1920 had 181 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	124
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1