Weather Records on 11 May 1944

408 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1944. Highest significance: Terang (Sunnyside), AU.

Key Facts for 11 May 1944

On 11 May 1944, 408 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 403 daily.
Terang (Sunnyside) set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 11 May 1944.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

408 stations

408 station records on 11 May 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Terang (Sunnyside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chikodi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dom Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

408 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 11 May 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 May 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1944

Top 20 records on 11 May 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1944	Terang (Sunnyside), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1944	Hukeri, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1944	Ambasamudram, IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1944	Tucumcari, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1944	Hahndorf, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1944	Dindigul, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1944	San German 4 W, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1944	Logan, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1944	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	all-time rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1944	Portland, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1944	Fessenden, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1944	Miami, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1944	Limoeiro de Anadia, BR	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1944	Malayattur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1944	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1944	Sheldon, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1944	Butte, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1944	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1944	Moina, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1944	Chandgad, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	29 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1944. 1944 had 408 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	276
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1