Weather Records on 20 June 1955

291 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 June 1955. Highest significance: Asifabad(Rev), IN.

Key Facts for 20 June 1955

On 20 June 1955, 291 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 282 daily.
Asifabad(Rev) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 205.7 mm (8.1 in) on 20 June 1955.
Across 158 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

291 stations

291 station records on 20 June 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 June 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bhore(Borch)	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atraula	India	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ahiri	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Potkabari	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bansi	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hata	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrol	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tendukhera	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harsud	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jabera	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taabinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pailani	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

291 records

Records set or tied on 20 June 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 138.

Records on 20 June 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 June 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 282.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

232 broken records

Margins by which the 232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 June 1955

Top 20 records on 20 June 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 June 1955	Asifabad(Rev), IN	monthly rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 June 1955	Maharajganj, IN	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1955	Gorakhpur, IN	daily rain	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1955	Bhore(Borch), IN	monthly rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1955	Achalpur, IN	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1955	Kirensk, RU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1955	Atraula, IN	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1955	Ahiri, IN	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1955	Bansgaon, IN	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1955	E Tawas, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1955	Zitacuaro, MX	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1955	Harrison, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1955	Padrauna, IN	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1955	Akbarpur, IN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1955	Kishanganj, IN	daily rain	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1955	Ramnagar Sr, IN	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1955	Potkabari, IN	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1955	Highlands, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1955	Waterville Wwtp, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1955	Bridgewater (Post Office), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 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

1800 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1955. 1955 had 291 records.

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

Records on 06-20 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1813	1
1821	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1855	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1877	2
1879	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	3
1899	6
1900	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	22
1904	13
1905	14
1906	18
1907	10
1908	30
1909	9
1910	27
1911	27
1912	17
1913	30
1914	53
1915	75
1916	83
1917	96
1918	54
1919	67
1920	40
1921	42
1922	61
1923	263
1924	204
1925	483
1926	228
1927	193
1928	199
1929	137
1930	143
1931	536
1932	182
1933	676
1934	301
1935	337
1936	529
1937	412
1938	326
1939	270
1940	469
1941	200
1942	757
1943	447
1944	315
1945	769
1946	849
1947	387
1948	554
1949	314
1950	328
1951	289
1952	318
1953	998
1954	414
1955	291
1956	484
1957	598
1958	603
1959	504
1960	451
1961	836
1962	173
1963	379
1964	729
1965	463
1966	441
1967	687
1968	559
1969	982
1970	482
1971	395
1972	660
1973	553
1974	743
1975	984
1976	899
1977	453
1978	480
1979	727
1980	922
1981	987
1982	801
1983	724
1984	686
1985	811
1986	732
1987	960
1988	1,222
1989	918
1990	899
1991	1,085
1992	1,049
1993	964
1994	925
1995	1,260
1996	1,123
1997	738
1998	1,627
1999	906
2000	1,328
2001	771
2002	955
2003	843
2004	1,071
2005	1,055
2006	820
2007	1,208
2008	669
2009	1,060
2010	865
2011	1,359
2012	1,045
2013	879
2014	381
2015	637
2016	1,352
2017	1,086
2018	635
2019	693
2020	590
2021	1,161
2022	972
2023	1,265
2024	783
2025	944
2026	757

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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 20	199
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1