Weather Records on 23 April 1955

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1955. Highest significance: Mahad, IN.

Key Facts for 23 April 1955

On 23 April 1955, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
230 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 629 daily.
Mahad set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 23 April 1955.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

654 stations

654 station records on 23 April 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahad	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ahwa	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Siruguppa	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 322, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 23 April 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	322
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 23 April 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 629.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

517 broken records

Margins by which the 517 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1955

Top 20 records on 23 April 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1955	Mahad, IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1955	Hungund, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1955	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1955	Kangayam, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1955	Parli, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1955	Alur, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1955	Hadagalli, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1955	Red Oak, US	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1955	Nargund, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1955	Windsor, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1955	Bannister, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1955	Bellary, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1955	Manjeri, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1955	Roha, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1955	Nelamangala, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1955	Mandya, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1955	Kolar, IN	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1955	Hospet, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1955	Virajpet, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1955	Channarayapatna, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	41 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

1800 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1955. 1955 had 654 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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	503
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1