Weather Records on 4 April 1955

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1955. Highest significance: Chinook, US.

Key Facts for 4 April 1955

On 4 April 1955, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 408 daily.
Chinook set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 4 April 1955.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 4 April 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Forquilha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Do Chapeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wapashoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wapashoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.5 cm (19.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	167.0 cm (65.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	74.9 cm (29.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	154.3 mm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mechanicville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cadillac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 4 April 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 4 April 1955 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 34, daily 408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 570.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1955

Top 20 records on 4 April 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1955	Chinook, US	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1955	Rapelje, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	1 year	64 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1955	Rapelje, US	all-time snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	1 year	64 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1955	Busby, US	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1955	Ft Assiniboine, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1955	Watertown, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1955	Lewistown AP, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1955	Acude Forquilha, BR	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1955	Crow Agency, US	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1955	Morro Do Chapeu, BR	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1955	Havre Wb City, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1955	Sao Joao Do Cariri, BR	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1955	Xique-Xique (Igatu), BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1955	Barra, BR	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1955	Pilao Arcado, BR	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1955	Wapashoe, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1955	Dumont 2 ENE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1955	Lead, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1955	Wapashoe, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1955	Falls Village, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	45 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

1794 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 448 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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Data for records on 1955-04-04: 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 100	370
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1