Weather Records on 11 May 1955

235 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1955. Highest significance: Namdalseid, NO.

Key Facts for 11 May 1955

On 11 May 1955, 235 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 230 daily.
Namdalseid set a daily record snow depth of 31.0 cm (12.2 in) on 11 May 1955.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

235 stations

235 station records on 11 May 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Diddillibah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durroo	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cooch Behar	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ona	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

235 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 11 May 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 11 May 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 230.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

188 broken records

Margins by which the 188 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

11 May 1955

Top 20 records on 11 May 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1955	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1955	Sri Ranbirsingh, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1955	Okeene, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1955	Austwell, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1955	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1955	Elida, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1955	Hondo, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1955	Ungowa Forest Station, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1955	Banjar(Saraj-Teh), IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1955	Brunswick, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1955	Charduar, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1955	Perumpavur, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1955	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1955	Kulu, IN	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1955	Little Mtn, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1955	Alice, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1955	Myklebust I Breim, NO	monthly snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1955	Diddillibah, AU	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1955	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1955	Llano, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	28 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1955. 1955 had 235 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 50	184
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1