Weather Records on 11 February 1955

1,072 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1955. Highest significance: Broadlands, ZA.

Key Facts for 11 February 1955

On 11 February 1955, 1,072 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 343 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 1,063 daily.
Broadlands set an all-time record daily precipitation of 175.3 mm (6.9 in) on 11 February 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,072 stations

1,072 station records on 11 February 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	42.9 cm (16.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alakahi Lower 194	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Argoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pyap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elamang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chute A Murdock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum-1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Matong (Bonnie Doon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fernihurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berri Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boree Creek (Richmond St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,072 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 201, Heaviest daily rainfall 529, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 11 February 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	201
Heaviest daily rainfall	529
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 11 February 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 1,063.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

927 broken records

Margins by which the 927 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 277.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1955

Top 20 records on 11 February 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1955	Broadlands, ZA	all-time rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1955	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1955	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1955	Cranbrook, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1955	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1955	Cooma (Gurrabeal), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1955	Quebec, CA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1955	Quebec, CA	daily snowfall	42.9 cm (16.9 in)	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1955	Alakahi Lower 194, US	daily rain	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1955	Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1955	Tootool (Bryntirion), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1955	Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot, AU	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1955	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1955	Prickley Range, AU	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1955	Ninyeunook, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1955	Brucefield, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1955	Mittagong Head Station, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1955	Argoon, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1955	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1955	Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	46 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 1,072 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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	888
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1