Weather Records on 5 May 1955

382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1955. Highest significance: Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ.

Key Facts for 5 May 1955

On 5 May 1955, 382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 381 daily.
Oran-Hopital Militaire set a daily record high maximum temperature of 33.0 C (91.4 F) on 5 May 1955.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

382 stations

382 station records on 5 May 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Heart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dhone	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kankey	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peapalli(Pyapali)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mokhada	India	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

382 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 5 May 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 5 May 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 381.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

284 broken records

Margins by which the 284 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1955

Top 20 records on 5 May 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1955	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1955	Darwha, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1955	Pbo Anantapur, IN	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1955	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1955	Clydebank, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1955	The Heart, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1955	Gooty, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1955	Princetown, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1955	Almaty, KZ	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1955	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1955	Woodstock Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1955	Hangal, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1955	Storrs, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1955	Puthendam, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1955	Dhone, IN	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1955	Krishnagiri, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1955	Parvatipur, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1955	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1955	Kankey, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1955	Hiriyur, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	31 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

1795 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 382 records.

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

Records on 05-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1836	1
1837	1
1840	1
1850	4
1852	1
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1861	5
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1888	3
1889	5
1890	2
1891	3
1892	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	3
1901	2
1902	5
1903	9
1904	14
1905	17
1906	4
1907	16
1908	14
1909	17
1910	19
1911	17
1912	17
1913	46
1914	39
1915	73
1916	98
1917	70
1918	24
1919	77
1920	41
1921	63
1922	98
1923	139
1924	132
1925	143
1926	220
1927	115
1928	149
1929	256
1930	469
1931	250
1932	166
1933	339
1934	448
1935	417
1936	377
1937	159
1938	362
1939	222
1940	446
1941	415
1942	529
1943	427
1944	1,237
1945	355
1946	306
1947	528
1948	671
1949	1,099
1950	893
1951	174
1952	723
1953	659
1954	607
1955	382
1956	363
1957	561
1958	404
1959	587
1960	773
1961	644
1962	261
1963	249
1964	643
1965	724
1966	1,413
1967	613
1968	434
1969	530
1970	386
1971	444
1972	292
1973	542
1974	716
1975	711
1976	402
1977	708
1978	1,033
1979	1,534
1980	562
1981	524
1982	659
1983	475
1984	767
1985	463
1986	968
1987	895
1988	820
1989	941
1990	1,511
1991	1,176
1992	1,004
1993	725
1994	743
1995	888
1996	1,368
1997	1,220
1998	1,707
1999	1,301
2000	1,442
2001	963
2002	883
2003	1,792
2004	1,401
2005	1,009
2006	657
2007	850
2008	453
2009	751
2010	1,053
2011	857
2012	1,281
2013	1,265
2014	680
2015	783
2016	554
2017	849
2018	481
2019	538
2020	403
2021	733
2022	514
2023	579
2024	961
2025	717
2026	538

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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	277
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1