Weather Records on 21 June 1955

271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 June 1955. Highest significance: Belhaven 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 21 June 1955

On 21 June 1955, 271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 266 daily.
Belhaven 1 SE set a daily record precipitation of 100.3 mm (3.9 in) on 21 June 1955.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

271 stations

271 station records on 21 June 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 June 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deori	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whitsett 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tolmie (Langley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madhepur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hatta	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madhipura	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cowangie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middelpos (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

271 records

Records set or tied on 21 June 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 94.

Records on 21 June 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 June 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 266.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

207 broken records

Margins by which the 207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 June 1955

Top 20 records on 21 June 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 June 1955	Belhaven 1 SE, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1955	Zitacuaro, MX	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1955	Kalgan River, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1955	Itabaianinha, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1955	Valdez WSO, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1955	Grassmere, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1955	Warriup, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1955	Mvenyane, ZA	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1955	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1955	Deori, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1955	King River, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1955	Albany, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1955	Panvel, IN	daily rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1955	Akhty, RU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1955	Barrett Meadows, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1955	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1955	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1955	Salekhard, RU	monthly high min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1955	Bahera, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1955	Jaipur Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	30 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

1802 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1955. 1955 had 271 records.

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

Records on 06-21 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	2
1805	1
1814	1
1821	3
1828	1
1831	1
1839	2
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1861	3
1865	1
1868	1
1869	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	7
1895	6
1896	3
1897	3
1898	6
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	20
1903	15
1904	7
1905	14
1906	19
1907	15
1908	20
1909	19
1910	36
1911	12
1912	14
1913	34
1914	24
1915	40
1916	80
1917	97
1918	77
1919	32
1920	42
1921	85
1922	43
1923	229
1924	124
1925	333
1926	162
1927	146
1928	139
1929	84
1930	177
1931	340
1932	180
1933	645
1934	223
1935	247
1936	642
1937	475
1938	396
1939	250
1940	674
1941	401
1942	340
1943	439
1944	426
1945	709
1946	386
1947	637
1948	392
1949	391
1950	329
1951	347
1952	502
1953	761
1954	501
1955	271
1956	534
1957	932
1958	627
1959	356
1960	471
1961	956
1962	176
1963	667
1964	458
1965	400
1966	467
1967	789
1968	654
1969	687
1970	614
1971	394
1972	934
1973	683
1974	598
1975	996
1976	746
1977	476
1978	368
1979	857
1980	677
1981	889
1982	658
1983	752
1984	913
1985	516
1986	601
1987	940
1988	1,834
1989	856
1990	847
1991	1,067
1992	1,679
1993	939
1994	777
1995	978
1996	1,075
1997	1,037
1998	1,746
1999	994
2000	1,212
2001	658
2002	828
2003	1,034
2004	697
2005	1,090
2006	774
2007	1,085
2008	580
2009	1,060
2010	852
2011	1,340
2012	1,151
2013	571
2014	434
2015	707
2016	877
2017	954
2018	577
2019	969
2020	519
2021	1,132
2022	774
2023	987
2024	679
2025	1,536
2026	736

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	191
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1