Weather Records on 19 April 1955

858 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1955. Highest significance: San German 4 W, PR.

Key Facts for 19 April 1955

On 19 April 1955, 858 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
402 were record highs and 225 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 805 daily.
San German 4 W set a daily record precipitation of 145.0 mm (5.7 in) on 19 April 1955.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

858 stations

858 station records on 19 April 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ceylon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turtleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lloydminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shencottah	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eleanor	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caron	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turtleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roberts 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pedra Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haiwee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

858 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 278, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 19 April 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	278
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 19 April 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 52, daily 805.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

684 broken records

Margins by which the 684 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1955

Top 20 records on 19 April 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1955	San German 4 W, PR	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	Regina Int'l A, CA	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	Ceylon, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	Nokomis, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	Turtleford, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	Lloydminster, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	Shencottah, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	Assiniboia, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	Andenes, NO	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	Lake Eleanor, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	Three Hills, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	Scott Cda, CA	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	Rushville, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	Olds, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	Davidson, CA	monthly rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	Owosso Wwtp, US	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1955	Caron, CA	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 years	35 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

1807 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1955. 1955 had 858 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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	660
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1