Weather Records on 1 April 1955

288 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1955. Highest significance: Northfield, US.

Key Facts for 1 April 1955

On 1 April 1955, 288 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 273 daily.
Northfield set a monthly record snow depth of 94.0 cm (37.0 in) on 1 April 1955.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

288 stations

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

Weather records on 1 April 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spearman	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	171.0 cm (67.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woolmers Settlement	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karimganj Farm	India	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	109.0 cm (42.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

288 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 1 April 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 1 April 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 273.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

238 broken records

Margins by which the 238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1955

Top 20 records on 1 April 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1955	Northfield, US	monthly snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1955	Wallace, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1955	Koyah, IN	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1955	Skjak, NO	monthly snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1955	Hays 1 S, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1955	Monierkhal, IN	monthly rain	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1955	Toronto, CA	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1955	Ismailia, EG	daily high max	38.0 C (100.4 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1955	Hailakundi India, IN	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1955	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1955	Alton 1 W, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1955	Johnson 11 ESE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1955	Springfield, US	monthly snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1955	Hamersley, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1955	Oeiras, BR	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1955	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1955	Spearman, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1955	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1955	Escanaba, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1955	Silchar, IN	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	29 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

1803 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1955. 1955 had 288 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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 100	232
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1