Weather Records on 11 March 1955

1,103 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1955. Highest significance: Katandra, AU.

Key Facts for 11 March 1955

On 11 March 1955, 1,103 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
872 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 1,092 daily.
Katandra set a monthly record daily precipitation of 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 11 March 1955.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,103 stations

1,103 station records on 11 March 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Afton Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,103 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 394, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 478, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 11 March 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	394
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	478
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 11 March 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 1,092.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

894 broken records

Margins by which the 894 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1955

Top 20 records on 11 March 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1955	Katandra, AU	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1955	Bemidji, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1955	Prairie Post Office, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1955	Zara Station, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1955	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1955	Holmleigh, AU	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1955	Moosehorn, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1955	Armagh, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1955	Afton Downs Station, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1955	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1955	Stamford Station, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1955	Beiarn, NO	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1955	Malboona, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1955	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1955	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1955	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1955	Woodbine Station, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1955	Alni, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1955	Manchester, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1955	Bulahdelah Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 1,103 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	849
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1