Weather Records on 16 May 1955

525 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 1955. Highest significance: Malta, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 1955

On 16 May 1955, 525 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 285 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 513 daily.
Malta set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 16 May 1955.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

525 stations

525 station records on 16 May 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malta	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stensele	Sweden	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

525 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 187, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 16 May 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	187
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 16 May 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 513.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

442 broken records

Margins by which the 442 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 May 1955

Top 20 records on 16 May 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1955	Malta, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1955	Kimball 2NE, US	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1955	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1955	Sublette 7WSW, US	monthly rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1955	Browning, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1955	Oxford, GB	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1955	W Pt, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1955	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1955	Chadron 3SW, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1955	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1955	Mountain View Birdseye, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1955	Chinook, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1955	Turtle Lake, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1955	Camp Hill 2NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1955	Garland, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1955	Flagstaff AP, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1955	Valier, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1955	Highlands, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1955	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1955	Ft Assiniboine, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	34 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

1802 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1955. 1955 had 525 records.

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

Records on 05-16 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1820	1
1825	1
1832	1
1837	1
1847	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1871	1
1874	3
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	6
1896	2
1897	1
1898	11
1899	6
1900	7
1901	2
1902	10
1903	9
1904	17
1905	13
1906	25
1907	13
1908	6
1909	57
1910	24
1911	22
1912	13
1913	24
1914	11
1915	104
1916	38
1917	48
1918	395
1919	28
1920	69
1921	106
1922	31
1923	126
1924	152
1925	177
1926	211
1927	230
1928	121
1929	273
1930	170
1931	254
1932	441
1933	268
1934	304
1935	320
1936	520
1937	279
1938	299
1939	448
1940	334
1941	429
1942	721
1943	652
1944	531
1945	888
1946	327
1947	344
1948	281
1949	360
1950	210
1951	558
1952	773
1953	421
1954	251
1955	525
1956	697
1957	610
1958	361
1959	680
1960	370
1961	378
1962	1,295
1963	552
1964	313
1965	442
1966	420
1967	611
1968	790
1969	423
1970	520
1971	509
1972	625
1973	869
1974	1,207
1975	544
1976	518
1977	1,269
1978	808
1979	506
1980	830
1981	896
1982	427
1983	1,579
1984	981
1985	536
1986	747
1987	1,369
1988	946
1989	938
1990	1,068
1991	1,094
1992	809
1993	653
1994	705
1995	1,235
1996	1,835
1997	1,932
1998	1,500
1999	778
2000	1,129
2001	1,110
2002	694
2003	1,289
2004	869
2005	870
2006	1,345
2007	692
2008	1,034
2009	897
2010	836
2011	1,398
2012	770
2013	596
2014	1,483
2015	782
2016	793
2017	710
2018	1,013
2019	572
2020	431
2021	419
2022	717
2023	653
2024	601
2025	993
2026	558

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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	429
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	4