Weather Records on 14 March 1955

288 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1955. Highest significance: Maytown, AU.

Key Facts for 14 March 1955

On 14 March 1955, 288 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 286 daily.
Maytown set a daily record precipitation of 115.8 mm (4.6 in) on 14 March 1955.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

288 stations

288 station records on 14 March 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Metaline Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.4 C (-40.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeremoabo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geary	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

288 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 58, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 14 March 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	58
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 14 March 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 286.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

212 broken records

Margins by which the 212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1955

Top 20 records on 14 March 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1955	Maytown, AU	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1955	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1955	Kershaw 1SW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1955	Gyshgy, TM	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1955	Colfax, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1955	Oakridge Fish Hatchery, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1955	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1955	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1955	Summit, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1955	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1955	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1955	Old Mapoon, AU	monthly rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1955	Browning, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1955	Custer, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1955	El-Golea, DZ	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1955	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1955	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1955	Metaline Falls, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1955	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1955	Barrine, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	25 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

1810 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1955. 1955 had 288 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	194
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1