Weather Records on 17 June 1955

570 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1955. Highest significance: Cape Willoughby, AU.

Key Facts for 17 June 1955

On 17 June 1955, 570 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 563 daily.
Cape Willoughby set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 17 June 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

570 stations

570 station records on 17 June 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Darke Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Plains (Metala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alawoona (Schells Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parrakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehpur Sikri	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narrung (Yalkuri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Burr Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merton Weir Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatampur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hatta	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Unnao	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Netherton (the Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Janjgir	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saidpur Bhitari	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drummartin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE (Keilira Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khaga	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmau	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Niwas	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coomandook (Malinong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kerakat	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khunti	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	39.9 C (103.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

570 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 409, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 June 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	409
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 June 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 563.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

504 broken records

Margins by which the 504 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1955

Top 20 records on 17 June 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1955	Cape Willoughby, AU	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1955	Bellellen, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1955	Willsons River, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1955	Kanpur, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1955	Darke Peak, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1955	Lake Plains (Metala), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1955	Alawoona (Schells Well), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1955	Kanpur, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1955	Smith Bay (Smiths Bay), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1955	Geranium, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1955	Parrakie, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1955	Fatehpur Sikri, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1955	Sanehighat, IN	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1955	Khajwa, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1955	Narrung (Yalkuri), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1955	Mount Burr Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1955	Broadford, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1955	Merton Weir Farm, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1955	Ghatampur, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1955	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	45 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

1807 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1955. 1955 had 570 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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Data for records on 1955-06-17: 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 20	450
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2