Weather Records on 12 May 1955

265 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1955. Highest significance: Namdalseid, NO.

Key Facts for 12 May 1955

On 12 May 1955, 265 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 259 daily.
Namdalseid set a daily record snow depth of 35.0 cm (13.8 in) on 12 May 1955.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

265 stations

265 station records on 12 May 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wolvi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coolum Beach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barpeta	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stensele	Sweden	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

265 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 12 May 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 12 May 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 259.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

212 broken records

Margins by which the 212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 1955

Top 20 records on 12 May 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 1955	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1955	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1955	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	108.9 mm (4.3 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1955	Cooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1955	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1955	Pleasanton, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1955	Central Kin Kin, AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1955	Wolvi, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1955	Palmwoods Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1955	Chillicothe Radio Kchi, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1955	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1955	Pomona Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1955	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1955	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1955	Moran, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1955	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1955	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1955	Coolum Beach Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1955	Montville "Craglands", AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1955	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	35 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

1814 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1955. 1955 had 265 records.

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

Records on 05-12 in each year
Year	Records
1814	2
1823	1
1825	1
1827	1
1834	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	2
1851	1
1855	2
1860	2
1862	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1872	2
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	4
1882	5
1884	3
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1900	3
1901	6
1902	5
1903	7
1904	11
1905	10
1906	20
1907	53
1908	12
1909	4
1910	9
1911	37
1912	46
1913	6
1914	36
1915	50
1916	42
1917	54
1918	113
1919	42
1920	19
1921	64
1922	43
1923	109
1924	245
1925	275
1926	121
1927	167
1928	192
1929	172
1930	500
1931	350
1932	199
1933	476
1934	293
1935	404
1936	329
1937	214
1938	394
1939	233
1940	440
1941	568
1942	418
1943	803
1944	368
1945	389
1946	653
1947	286
1948	390
1949	414
1950	283
1951	427
1952	711
1953	891
1954	305
1955	265
1956	1,568
1957	454
1958	714
1959	740
1960	1,583
1961	381
1962	713
1963	777
1964	401
1965	196
1966	909
1967	810
1968	890
1969	506
1970	698
1971	668
1972	641
1973	393
1974	702
1975	418
1976	541
1977	855
1978	802
1979	763
1980	684
1981	855
1982	763
1983	1,281
1984	887
1985	1,199
1986	473
1987	1,295
1988	619
1989	856
1990	617
1991	1,177
1992	1,022
1993	1,208
1994	738
1995	1,190
1996	1,420
1997	921
1998	1,576
1999	881
2000	1,486
2001	1,015
2002	1,027
2003	861
2004	1,054
2005	1,369
2006	797
2007	630
2008	858
2009	687
2010	1,250
2011	1,119
2012	660
2013	689
2014	949
2015	958
2016	421
2017	529
2018	819
2019	784
2020	1,338
2021	712
2022	1,930
2023	429
2024	447
2025	940
2026	1,110

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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	193
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1