Weather Records on 4 May 1955

471 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1955. Highest significance: Medha, IN.

Key Facts for 4 May 1955

On 4 May 1955, 471 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 468 daily.
Medha set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 4 May 1955.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

471 stations

471 station records on 4 May 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moira Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Picola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands (Glentannar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pathardi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burnley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

471 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 4 May 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 4 May 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1955

Top 20 records on 4 May 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1955	Medha, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Moira Lower, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Stradbroke Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Chardzhev, TM	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Maffra Forestry Office, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Werribee Research Farm, AU	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Barkly, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Picola, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Uruque, BR	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Patu, BR	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Quinyambie, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Madalya, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Kew, AU	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Highlands (Glentannar), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Bushy Park, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Gargett Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1955	Birtle, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	38 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 471 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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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	363
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1