Weather Records on 13 February 1955

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1955. Highest significance: Hawker (Warcowie), AU.

Key Facts for 13 February 1955

On 13 February 1955, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 324 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 547 daily.
Hawker (Warcowie) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 188.5 mm (7.4 in) on 13 February 1955.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 13 February 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Hookina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manangatang (Eureka East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Hartwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo (Colona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hesso	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Invergordon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tennyson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peechelba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boorhaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 13 February 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 13 February 1955 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 7, daily 547.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

485 broken records

Margins by which the 485 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1955

Top 20 records on 13 February 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1955	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	all-time rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 years	78 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1955	Hookina, AU	all-time rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1955	Cradock, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1955	Roseworthy Agric College, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1955	Hawker, AU	monthly rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1955	Hamley Bridge, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1955	Campbells Forest (Yarraberb), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1955	Moorina (Frome Dam), AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1955	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1955	Wanganella General Store, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1955	Manangatang (Eureka East), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1955	Douglas, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1955	Kyabram Post Office, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1955	Melrose, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1955	Leeupoort, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1955	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1955	Blinman (Wirrealpa), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1955	Bridport Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1955	Canary Island South, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1955	Palmer Estate, ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	39 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

1794 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 558 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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 25	444
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1