Weather Records on 26 June 1955

362 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 June 1955. Highest significance: Quesnel, CA.

Key Facts for 26 June 1955

On 26 June 1955, 362 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 353 daily.
Quesnel set an all-time record daily precipitation of 72.1 mm (2.8 in) on 26 June 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

362 stations

362 station records on 26 June 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 June 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pusad	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keolari	India	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sorrento	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Debiabhoj Diyabh	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bilari	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akot	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hilliard	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort C/K	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

362 records

Records set or tied on 26 June 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 164.

Records on 26 June 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 June 1955 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 5, daily 353.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

279 broken records

Margins by which the 279 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 June 1955

Top 20 records on 26 June 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 June 1955	Quesnel, CA	all-time rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1955	Sheridan Fld STN, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1955	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	monthly rain	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1955	Pusad, IN	all-time rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1955	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1955	Berlin (Sar), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1955	Nelson, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1955	Keolari, IN	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1955	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1955	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1955	Invergwali, ZA	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1955	Griffin, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1955	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1955	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1955	Kubusie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1955	Luiz Correia, BR	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1955	Ulm, DE	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1955	Baker, US	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1955	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1955	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	34 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

1799 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1955. 1955 had 362 records.

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

Records on 06-26 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1808	1
1811	3
1814	1
1816	1
1824	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1838	1
1840	2
1843	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	3
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1869	1
1871	4
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	1
1900	3
1901	15
1902	19
1903	11
1904	22
1905	9
1906	16
1907	5
1908	10
1909	30
1910	27
1911	37
1912	27
1913	70
1914	55
1915	29
1916	124
1917	25
1918	68
1919	57
1920	24
1921	132
1922	84
1923	294
1924	45
1925	181
1926	273
1927	145
1928	449
1929	173
1930	220
1931	579
1932	198
1933	387
1934	635
1935	313
1936	562
1937	288
1938	395
1939	262
1940	574
1941	388
1942	500
1943	473
1944	502
1945	269
1946	376
1947	273
1948	343
1949	581
1950	524
1951	433
1952	1,274
1953	340
1954	539
1955	362
1956	406
1957	709
1958	989
1959	454
1960	410
1961	622
1962	352
1963	379
1964	323
1965	1,063
1966	380
1967	683
1968	1,268
1969	1,188
1970	916
1971	635
1972	581
1973	583
1974	1,535
1975	797
1976	726
1977	395
1978	860
1979	1,091
1980	1,285
1981	793
1982	792
1983	838
1984	572
1985	897
1986	933
1987	751
1988	1,267
1989	504
1990	818
1991	1,047
1992	958
1993	640
1994	1,177
1995	732
1996	922
1997	737
1998	1,205
1999	853
2000	725
2001	738
2002	760
2003	1,107
2004	1,040
2005	592
2006	1,104
2007	1,547
2008	541
2009	1,062
2010	1,041
2011	840
2012	1,076
2013	800
2014	584
2015	603
2016	546
2017	624
2018	432
2019	970
2020	459
2021	878
2022	825
2023	578
2024	765
2025	730
2026	935

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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 10	216
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1