Weather Records on 11 May 1954

492 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1954. Highest significance: Spur, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 1954

On 11 May 1954, 492 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 284 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 480 daily.
Spur set a daily record precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 11 May 1954.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

492 stations

492 station records on 11 May 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oliver Stp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Igatpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Idabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mabel Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tappen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

492 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 232, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 11 May 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	232
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 May 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 480.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1954

Top 20 records on 11 May 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1954	Spur, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1954	Ramanagar, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1954	Oroville 3 NW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1954	Eagle Bay, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1954	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1954	Hassan Obsy, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1954	Daflating, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1954	Oliver Stp, CA	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1954	Hillsdown, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1954	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1954	Waco, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1954	Nazira, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1954	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1954	Stamford 1, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1954	Igatpuri, IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1954	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	monthly low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1954	Clarendon, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1954	Minden, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1954	Meeker 5 W, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1954	Wills Pt, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	35 years	32 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1954. 1954 had 492 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	337
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2