Weather Records on 1 January 1955

287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1955. Highest significance: Srungavarapukota, IN.

Key Facts for 1 January 1955

On 1 January 1955, 287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 271 daily.
Srungavarapukota set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 1 January 1955.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

287 stations

287 station records on 1 January 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whim Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coongan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kathleen Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naretha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaborone	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Korong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tabba Tabba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bryah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cullculli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nannine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaraga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Four Corners	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

287 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 1 January 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 1 January 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 271.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

234 broken records

Margins by which the 234 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1955

Top 20 records on 1 January 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1955	Srungavarapukota, IN	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1955	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1955	Byro, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1955	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1955	Mileura, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1955	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1955	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1955	Coongan Station, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1955	Annean, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1955	Kathleen Valley, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1955	Naretha, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1955	Millstream, AU	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1955	Mount Florance, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1955	Hamersley, AU	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1955	Leonora, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1955	Wiluna, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1955	Milly Milly, AU	monthly rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1955	San Diego de la Union, MX	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1955	Trenton 1 NNE, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1955	Woodbrook, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	8 years	43 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 287 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 20	159
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1