Weather Records on 25 March 1955

1,548 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 1955. Highest significance: Mulwala Homestead, AU.

Key Facts for 25 March 1955

On 25 March 1955, 1,548 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 1,072 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,517 daily.
Mulwala Homestead set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 25 March 1955.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,548 stations

1,548 station records on 25 March 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Murrumbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jennaberring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tennyson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	183.0 cm (72.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pemblegong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newgate	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westwold	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook Cove	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shackleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cornelia Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,548 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 503, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 569, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 137, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 25 March 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	503
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	569
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	137
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 25 March 1955 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 27, daily 1,517.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,355 broken records

Margins by which the 1,355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 1955

Top 20 records on 25 March 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1955	Mulwala Homestead, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1955	Appleton City, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1955	Silverton Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1955	Trida (Murrumbong), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1955	Booligal (Ulonga), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1955	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1955	Tungamah, AU	all-time rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1955	Jennaberring, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1955	Pyalong West (Cavan Park), AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1955	McPherson, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1955	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1955	The Dalles, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1955	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1955	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	monthly high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1955	Tennyson, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1955	Virginia City, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1955	Binya Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1955	Lake Marmal, AU	all-time rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1955	Flora 5 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1955	Freiburg, DE	monthly high min	13.4 C (56.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	68 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

1806 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1955. 1955 had 1,548 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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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	1,295
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1