Weather Records on 20 March 1955

719 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1955. Highest significance: Blinman (Wirrealpa), AU.

Key Facts for 20 March 1955

On 20 March 1955, 719 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 430 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 706 daily.
Blinman (Wirrealpa) set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 20 March 1955.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

719 stations

719 station records on 20 March 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandotte 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fanning River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turnpike	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aiyansh	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

719 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 266, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 20 March 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	266
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 20 March 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 706.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1955

Top 20 records on 20 March 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1955	Blinman (Wirrealpa), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1955	Cairo 3N, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1955	Walters, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1955	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1955	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1955	Neosho, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1955	Chattanooga, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1955	Mongpoo, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1955	Wyandotte 1 N, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1955	Hailey 3 WSW, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1955	Jackson, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1955	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1955	Lammermoor Station, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1955	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1955	Anna 4 N, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1955	Monierkhal, IN	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1955	Albion, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1955	Doniphan, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1955	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1955	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 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

1808 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1955. 1955 had 719 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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	547
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1