Weather Records on 6 May 1955

422 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 1955. Highest significance: Coringa(Corinza), IN.

Key Facts for 6 May 1955

On 6 May 1955, 422 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 414 daily.
Coringa(Corinza) set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 6 May 1955.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

422 stations

422 station records on 6 May 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kankey	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Matheran	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Voravakal(Varaka)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Biccavole	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tulabada	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

422 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 6 May 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 6 May 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 414.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

342 broken records

Margins by which the 342 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 May 1955

Top 20 records on 6 May 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1955	Coringa(Corinza), IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1955	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1955	Camperdown (Post Office), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1955	Terang, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1955	Kankey, IN	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1955	Haliyal, IN	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1955	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1955	Koroit, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1955	Sulur, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1955	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1955	Matheran, IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1955	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1955	Yellamanchili, IN	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1955	Arasadi, IN	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1955	Sao Benedito, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1955	Voravakal(Varaka), IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1955	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1955	Watrap, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1955	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1955	Portland, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	46 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

1795 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 422 records.

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

Records on 05-06 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1805	1
1825	1
1836	1
1845	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1872	1
1877	3
1880	2
1883	1
1885	4
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	5
1898	17
1899	3
1900	8
1901	3
1902	8
1903	9
1904	12
1905	18
1906	14
1907	11
1908	18
1909	19
1910	23
1911	14
1912	20
1913	47
1914	30
1915	32
1916	51
1917	197
1918	43
1919	63
1920	42
1921	39
1922	87
1923	126
1924	95
1925	225
1926	178
1927	133
1928	106
1929	225
1930	581
1931	378
1932	302
1933	336
1934	640
1935	319
1936	430
1937	172
1938	310
1939	185
1940	243
1941	325
1942	309
1943	375
1944	879
1945	318
1946	260
1947	613
1948	384
1949	917
1950	610
1951	292
1952	496
1953	635
1954	551
1955	422
1956	559
1957	644
1958	615
1959	463
1960	781
1961	655
1962	301
1963	623
1964	823
1965	624
1966	950
1967	697
1968	890
1969	695
1970	710
1971	459
1972	499
1973	499
1974	806
1975	925
1976	644
1977	896
1978	899
1979	1,122
1980	574
1981	489
1982	800
1983	554
1984	846
1985	549
1986	1,228
1987	1,049
1988	919
1989	1,814
1990	1,220
1991	1,028
1992	1,486
1993	795
1994	591
1995	961
1996	1,578
1997	1,127
1998	1,160
1999	1,198
2000	1,357
2001	767
2002	979
2003	1,596
2004	1,490
2005	826
2006	663
2007	1,061
2008	412
2009	732
2010	1,187
2011	604
2012	1,007
2013	1,024
2014	612
2015	589
2016	808
2017	659
2018	454
2019	462
2020	578
2021	517
2022	736
2023	559
2024	841
2025	732
2026	796

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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 20	317
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1