Weather Records on 28 May 1955

413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1955. Highest significance: Quincy Mem Brg, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 1955

On 28 May 1955, 413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 406 daily.
Quincy Mem Brg set a daily record precipitation of 117.1 mm (4.6 in) on 28 May 1955.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

413 stations

413 station records on 28 May 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Omsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

413 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 May 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 May 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

310 broken records

Margins by which the 310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1955

Top 20 records on 28 May 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1955	Quincy Mem Brg, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1955	Charleston, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1955	Quincy, US	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1955	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1955	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1955	Shelbina, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1955	Dumont 2 ENE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1955	Stanley Wwtp, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1955	Rantoul, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1955	Golden, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1955	Mosman Water Supply, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1955	Carmi 6 NW, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1955	Brunswick, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1955	Chatswood Water Supply, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1955	Effingham 3SW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1955	Linton, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1955	Omsk, RU	monthly high min	21.9 C (71.4 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1955	Kristianstad, SE	daily low min	1.5 C (34.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1955	Cumberland, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1955	Murdo, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	46 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

1794 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 413 records.

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

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

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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	304
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1