Weather Records on 19 May 1955

560 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 1955. Highest significance: Glenmorgan, IN.

Key Facts for 19 May 1955

On 19 May 1955, 560 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 544 daily.
Glenmorgan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 19 May 1955.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

560 stations

560 station records on 19 May 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Youanmi Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yuinmery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo City Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Acland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Utleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Rangers Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ione	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palma 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

560 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 372, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 19 May 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	372
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 19 May 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 544.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 1955

Top 20 records on 19 May 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1955	Glenmorgan, IN	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 May 1955	Trinidad, US	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1955	Greensburg, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1955	Johnson 11 ESE, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1955	Goodwell Rsch STN, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1955	Lawton, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1955	Ootacamund Obsy Sr, IN	monthly rain	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1955	Black Lake, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1955	Westcliffe, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1955	Lake Moraine, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1955	Chandler, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1955	Gundlupet, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1955	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1955	Youanmi Downs, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1955	Yuinmery, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1955	Narasimharajapura, IN	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1955	Irikkur, IN	daily rain	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1955	Kuttiadi, IN	daily rain	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1955	Naduvattam, IN	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1955	Las Animas, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	51 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

1798 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1955. 1955 had 560 records.

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

Records on 05-19 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1802	1
1803	1
1811	1
1825	1
1826	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1868	2
1870	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	4
1881	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	4
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1899	3
1900	16
1901	5
1902	6
1903	12
1904	5
1905	3
1906	22
1907	23
1908	11
1909	4
1910	34
1911	69
1912	11
1913	20
1914	37
1915	56
1916	44
1917	21
1918	64
1919	42
1920	28
1921	171
1922	48
1923	75
1924	179
1925	258
1926	102
1927	154
1928	118
1929	373
1930	277
1931	268
1932	758
1933	517
1934	476
1935	270
1936	144
1937	295
1938	432
1939	216
1940	306
1941	352
1942	463
1943	852
1944	453
1945	443
1946	329
1947	263
1948	605
1949	950
1950	487
1951	422
1952	568
1953	690
1954	642
1955	560
1956	605
1957	836
1958	369
1959	487
1960	708
1961	273
1962	1,092
1963	542
1964	358
1965	231
1966	483
1967	514
1968	735
1969	912
1970	415
1971	772
1972	478
1973	676
1974	734
1975	616
1976	1,238
1977	726
1978	1,215
1979	516
1980	401
1981	1,264
1982	464
1983	1,014
1984	597
1985	386
1986	1,022
1987	876
1988	726
1989	694
1990	600
1991	1,020
1992	1,017
1993	934
1994	883
1995	1,175
1996	2,038
1997	1,074
1998	1,237
1999	682
2000	1,055
2001	779
2002	2,461
2003	1,523
2004	788
2005	834
2006	1,276
2007	725
2008	950
2009	1,577
2010	959
2011	1,257
2012	509
2013	841
2014	560
2015	1,080
2016	634
2017	1,547
2018	468
2019	1,239
2020	790
2021	579
2022	1,147
2023	709
2024	469
2025	764
2026	1,358

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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 100	482
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1