Weather Records on 3 April 1955

472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1955. Highest significance: Fort Vermilion Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 3 April 1955

On 3 April 1955, 472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 436 daily.
Fort Vermilion Cda set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 3 April 1955.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

472 stations

472 station records on 3 April 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cabrobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	173.0 cm (68.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Macaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

472 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 3 April 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 3 April 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 436.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

373 broken records

Margins by which the 373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 530.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1955

Top 20 records on 3 April 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1955	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1955	Bagaha, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1955	Havre Wb City, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1955	Crow Agency, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1955	Denton, US	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1955	Denton, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1955	Cabrobo, BR	monthly rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1955	Ochoco Rs, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1955	Campestre, BR	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1955	Sao Joao Do Cariri, BR	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1955	Melstone, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1955	Glens Falls Fire STN, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1955	Itabaianinha, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1955	Klintonel, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1955	Maple Creek, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1955	Walhalla, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1955	Nashlyn, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1955	Crow Agency, US	monthly snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1955	Hooghly, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1955	Drevja, NO	daily snow depth	173.0 cm (68.1 in)	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	40 years	36 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

1815 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1955. 1955 had 472 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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	360
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1