Weather Records on 3 July 1955

447 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1955. Highest significance: Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US.

Key Facts for 3 July 1955

On 3 July 1955, 447 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 428 daily.
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 3 July 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

447 stations

447 station records on 3 July 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ambala	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Patiala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belsand	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalsia	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moradabad	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washim	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Topchanchi	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talent	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

447 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 114.

Records on 3 July 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1955

Top 20 records on 3 July 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1955	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1955	Ambala, IN	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1955	Chakaibanda, IN	monthly rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1955	Armagh, GB	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1955	Patiala Obsy, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1955	Warralong, AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1955	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1955	Belsand, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1955	Cloquet, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1955	Kalsia, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1955	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1955	Philadelphia City, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1955	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1955	Kharar, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1955	Moradabad, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1955	Washim, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1955	Rottnest Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1955	Topchanchi, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1955	Haldwani, IN	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1955	Roorkee, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	29 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

1793 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 447 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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Data for records on 1955-07-03: 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 10	252
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	4