Weather Records on 19 March 1955

467 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1955. Highest significance: Abor Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 19 March 1955

On 19 March 1955, 467 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 462 daily.
Abor Downs set a daily record precipitation of 94.5 mm (3.7 in) on 19 March 1955.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

467 stations

467 station records on 19 March 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goombie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bikrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Netherdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

467 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 19 March 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 19 March 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

393 broken records

Margins by which the 393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1955

Top 20 records on 19 March 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1955	Abor Downs, AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1955	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1955	Arnsberg, DE	monthly snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1955	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1955	Eton Police Station, AU	daily rain	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1955	Goombie, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1955	Zara Station, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1955	Comongin North, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1955	Gorlitz, DE	daily low min	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1955	Chemnitz, DE	daily low min	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1955	Tiree, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1955	Surbiton Station, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1955	Marnitz, DE	daily low min	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1955	Zerbst, DE	daily low min	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	8.1 C (14.6 F)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1955	Gargett Post Office, AU	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1955	Innsbruck, AT	daily low min	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1955	Riva, IT	daily low min	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1955	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1955	Uanda, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1955	Thylungra Station, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	33 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

1808 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1955. 1955 had 467 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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Data for records on 1955-03-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	332
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1