Weather Records on 11 May 2005

944 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 2005. Highest significance: Amby, AU.

Key Facts for 11 May 2005

On 11 May 2005, 944 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
363 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 914 daily.
Amby set a daily record precipitation of 63.4 mm (2.5 in) on 11 May 2005.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

944 stations

944 station records on 11 May 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Baker	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgonally Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fishtail	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Powder River #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cody 21 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Airlie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burris	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leiter 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ingomar 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Billy Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

944 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 11 May 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 11 May 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 914.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

727 broken records

Margins by which the 727 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 2005

Top 20 records on 11 May 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 2005	Amby, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2005	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	111 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2005	Baker, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2005	Basin, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2005	Orion, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2005	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2005	Echeta 2 NW, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2005	Barcaldine Downs, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	108 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2005	Bomnak, RU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2005	Red Lodge, US	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2005	Dubois, US	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2005	Diversion Dam, US	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2005	Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP, US	all-time rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2005	Crowfels Station, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2005	Dalgonally Station, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2005	Nelia Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2005	Gundare, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2005	Mystic Lake, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2005	Augathella Post Office, AU	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	111 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2005	Fishtail, US	all-time rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	47 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

1814 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2005. 2005 had 944 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 2005-05-11: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	697
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1