Weather Records on 15 April 1955

484 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1955. Highest significance: Pilger, CA.

Key Facts for 15 April 1955

On 15 April 1955, 484 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 479 daily.
Pilger set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 15 April 1955.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

484 stations

484 station records on 15 April 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pilger	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Outlook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wapashoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnel Camp	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	136.0 cm (53.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aracatiacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon Lyon Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

484 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 15 April 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 15 April 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

378 broken records

Margins by which the 378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1955

Top 20 records on 15 April 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1955	Pilger, CA	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1955	Outlook, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1955	Garibaldi, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1955	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1955	St Fereol, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1955	Wapashoe, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1955	Shawinigan, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1955	Dundurn, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1955	Golaghat, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1955	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1955	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1955	Klintonel, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1955	Pennant, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1955	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1955	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1955	Kingstree, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1955	Bear Creek, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1955	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1955	Franklin, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1955	Tunnel Camp, CA	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 years	33 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

1801 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1955. 1955 had 484 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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	361
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1