Weather Records on 31 January 1955

383 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1955. Highest significance: Postmasburg, ZA.

Key Facts for 31 January 1955

On 31 January 1955, 383 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 373 daily.
Postmasburg set an all-time record daily precipitation of 104.5 mm (4.1 in) on 31 January 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

383 stations

383 station records on 31 January 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deeford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rudrapur/Kitchha	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jeoli Jansath	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kismet Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cythera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manouan Sanmaur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maandagshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jagadhari	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

383 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 31 January 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 31 January 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

332 broken records

Margins by which the 332 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1955

Top 20 records on 31 January 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1955	Postmasburg, ZA	all-time rain	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Deeford, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Hebron, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Dadahor, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Milan, IT	daily high min	7.5 C (45.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Wowan Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Sao Benedito, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Yarima, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Verkeerdevlei (Pol), ZA	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Roodekuil, ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Kommissiepoort, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Steynsrus (Mun), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Turffontein, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Ludhiana, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Riva, IT	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Berlin 91, ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Grootkuil, ZA	all-time rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1955	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	36 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

1800 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1955. 1955 had 383 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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	277
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1