Weather Records on 10 March 1955

1,308 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1955. Highest significance: Belmont, AU.

Key Facts for 10 March 1955

On 10 March 1955, 1,308 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
975 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,286 daily.
Belmont set a daily record precipitation of 168.9 mm (6.6 in) on 10 March 1955.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,308 stations

1,308 station records on 10 March 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darr River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avondale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ventry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tennyson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsgate	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jedburgh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wooroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,308 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 557, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 418, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 10 March 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	557
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	418
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 10 March 1955 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 1,286.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,090 broken records

Margins by which the 1,090 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1955

Top 20 records on 10 March 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1955	Belmont, AU	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1955	Cameron Downs, AU	monthly rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1955	Isis Downs, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1955	Baratria, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1955	Zara Station, AU	monthly rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1955	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1955	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	monthly rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1955	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1955	Eversfield, AU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1955	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1955	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1955	Lammermoor Station, AU	all-time rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1955	Bulgroo Station, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1955	Uanda, AU	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1955	Darr River Downs, AU	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1955	Corona Downs, AU	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1955	Corinda, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1955	Limbunya, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1955	Portland Downs, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1955	Tiree, AU	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	45 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

1807 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1955. 1955 had 1,308 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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 50	1,046
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1