Weather Records on 9 May 1955

288 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1955. Highest significance: Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU.

Key Facts for 9 May 1955

On 9 May 1955, 288 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 280 daily.
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio set a daily record precipitation of 54.4 mm (2.1 in) on 9 May 1955.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

288 stations

288 station records on 9 May 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stensele	Sweden	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fielden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Primrose Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Danielskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

288 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 9 May 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 9 May 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

216 broken records

Margins by which the 216 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1955

Top 20 records on 9 May 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1955	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1955	Ufa, RU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1955	Waukomis, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1955	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1955	Kilba, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1955	Kulgam, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1955	Enid, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1955	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1955	Geary, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1955	Perry, US	all-time rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1955	Pao de Acucar, BR	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1955	Sao Benedito, BR	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1955	Hermit 8 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1955	Lakhipur, IN	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1955	Cloud Chief 2 SE, US	monthly rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1955	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1955	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1955	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1955	Huajuapan de Leon (Smn), MX	monthly low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1955	Edgewater, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 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

1793 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 288 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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 25	197
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1