Weather Records on 18 May 1955

848 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 May 1955. Highest significance: Taos, US.

Key Facts for 18 May 1955

On 18 May 1955, 848 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 812 daily.
Taos set an all-time record daily precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 18 May 1955.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

848 stations

848 station records on 18 May 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 May 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taos	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	347.2 mm (13.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily snowfall	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pikedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo City Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goodger Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taabinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tabba Tabba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Utleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	378.2 mm (14.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Truchas	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

848 records

Records set or tied on 18 May 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 189, Heaviest daily rainfall 481, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 18 May 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	189
Heaviest daily rainfall	481
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 18 May 1955 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 28, daily 812.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

743 broken records

Margins by which the 743 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 May 1955

Top 20 records on 18 May 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 May 1955	Taos, US	all-time rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 May 1955	Kallatty, IN	all-time rain	347.2 mm (13.7 in)	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	15 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1955	Lake Moraine, US	all-time snowfall	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1955	Maxwell 3 NW, US	all-time rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1955	Westcliffe, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1955	Springer, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1955	Yarrie, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1955	Abbott 1 SE, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1955	Perryton, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1955	Dawson, US	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1955	Goomeri Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1955	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1955	Jingi Jingi, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1955	Pikedale, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1955	North Lake, US	all-time rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1955	Pueblo City Rsvr, US	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1955	Monument 2 WSW, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1955	Roy, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1955	Aurora, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1955	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	50 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

1796 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 848 records.

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

Records on 05-18 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1798	1
1802	2
1832	1
1833	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1859	1
1861	2
1863	3
1864	1
1866	2
1868	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	2
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1891	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	5
1896	2
1897	2
1898	1
1899	1
1900	13
1901	6
1902	9
1903	7
1904	11
1905	2
1906	24
1907	18
1908	5
1909	12
1910	50
1911	64
1912	5
1913	11
1914	45
1915	55
1916	74
1917	30
1918	42
1919	30
1920	26
1921	41
1922	33
1923	61
1924	92
1925	220
1926	133
1927	180
1928	160
1929	193
1930	475
1931	191
1932	460
1933	380
1934	390
1935	400
1936	282
1937	348
1938	382
1939	169
1940	315
1941	334
1942	421
1943	744
1944	496
1945	706
1946	651
1947	231
1948	426
1949	597
1950	473
1951	279
1952	493
1953	393
1954	498
1955	848
1956	795
1957	595
1958	334
1959	435
1960	404
1961	187
1962	1,199
1963	477
1964	329
1965	345
1966	438
1967	410
1968	817
1969	865
1970	703
1971	666
1972	499
1973	1,233
1974	1,097
1975	383
1976	733
1977	1,126
1978	1,090
1979	399
1980	614
1981	1,218
1982	452
1983	1,093
1984	717
1985	498
1986	1,131
1987	823
1988	1,154
1989	721
1990	753
1991	1,218
1992	921
1993	707
1994	1,015
1995	1,849
1996	1,767
1997	1,115
1998	1,060
1999	584
2000	922
2001	898
2002	1,833
2003	1,270
2004	847
2005	630
2006	1,493
2007	1,133
2008	999
2009	1,368
2010	894
2011	1,406
2012	523
2013	816
2014	609
2015	785
2016	597
2017	1,855
2018	557
2019	810
2020	706
2021	418
2022	711
2023	554
2024	551
2025	619
2026	1,131

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Data for records on 1955-05-18: 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	704
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2