Weather Records on 20 May 1955

421 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 May 1955. Highest significance: Mudigere, IN.

Key Facts for 20 May 1955

On 20 May 1955, 421 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 409 daily.
Mudigere set a monthly record daily precipitation of 144.3 mm (5.7 in) on 20 May 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

421 stations

421 station records on 20 May 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 May 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	278.1 mm (10.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Napoklu	India	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belthangady	India	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagamandala	India	Record daily precipitation	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bissem-Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	248.4 mm (9.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	244.3 mm (9.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kolaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sironcha	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

421 records

Records set or tied on 20 May 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 20 May 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 20 May 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 409.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 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

20 May 1955

Top 20 records on 20 May 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 May 1955	Mudigere, IN	monthly rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 May 1955	Gudalur, IN	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 May 1955	Naduvattam, IN	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 May 1955	Koppa(Balgadi), IN	monthly rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1955	Sringeri, IN	monthly rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1955	Harrison, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1955	Baindur, IN	monthly rain	278.1 mm (10.9 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1955	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1955	Wynne, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1955	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1955	Virajpet, IN	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1955	Napoklu, IN	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1955	Poonampet, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1955	Karwar, IN	daily rain	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1955	Kumta, IN	daily rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1955	Puttur, IN	daily rain	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1955	Belthangady, IN	daily rain	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	135.7 mm (5.3 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1955	Bhagamandala, IN	daily rain	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1955	Richfield, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1955	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	49 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

1802 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1955. 1955 had 421 records.

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

Records on 05-20 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	1
1804	1
1815	1
1825	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	3
1847	1
1854	1
1858	3
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1871	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	3
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	19
1904	4
1905	4
1906	22
1907	35
1908	23
1909	10
1910	20
1911	82
1912	20
1913	10
1914	16
1915	42
1916	29
1917	46
1918	92
1919	56
1920	44
1921	234
1922	40
1923	125
1924	189
1925	251
1926	128
1927	118
1928	138
1929	323
1930	129
1931	451
1932	689
1933	449
1934	582
1935	259
1936	207
1937	270
1938	331
1939	266
1940	337
1941	378
1942	337
1943	802
1944	315
1945	498
1946	339
1947	358
1948	514
1949	586
1950	327
1951	288
1952	615
1953	518
1954	822
1955	421
1956	565
1957	728
1958	378
1959	785
1960	612
1961	333
1962	773
1963	732
1964	517
1965	200
1966	416
1967	587
1968	743
1969	885
1970	310
1971	653
1972	612
1973	419
1974	893
1975	1,332
1976	837
1977	553
1978	534
1979	683
1980	751
1981	1,540
1982	554
1983	1,307
1984	867
1985	426
1986	790
1987	1,036
1988	805
1989	764
1990	722
1991	925
1992	1,200
1993	1,208
1994	778
1995	734
1996	1,749
1997	1,106
1998	1,124
1999	673
2000	991
2001	847
2002	2,299
2003	1,201
2004	746
2005	929
2006	1,006
2007	565
2008	999
2009	1,529
2010	1,011
2011	1,117
2012	604
2013	919
2014	629
2015	1,001
2016	692
2017	1,214
2018	460
2019	1,483
2020	784
2021	904
2022	1,643
2023	1,106
2024	478
2025	969
2026	696

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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	320
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1