Weather Records on 15 July 1955

612 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1955. Highest significance: Southampton, CA.

Key Facts for 15 July 1955

On 15 July 1955, 612 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 593 daily.
Southampton set a daily record precipitation of 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 15 July 1955.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

612 stations

612 station records on 15 July 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Algonquin Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Simga	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boynedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gogri	India	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dhaka	India	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

612 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 369.

Records on 15 July 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	369
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1955 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

503 broken records

Margins by which the 503 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1955

Top 20 records on 15 July 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1955	Southampton, CA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1955	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1955	Madhubani, IN	daily rain	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1955	Kipawa Laniel, CA	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1955	Boort, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1955	Bear Island, CA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1955	Srirangpatnam, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1955	Crystal Falls, CA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1955	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1955	Orangajuli, IN	daily rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1955	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1955	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1955	Tarome, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1955	Sriperumbudur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1955	Jayamkondam, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1955	Beaconsfield Upper, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1955	Loch, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1955	Algonquin Park, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1955	Hillsboro, US	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1955	Morwell (Mail Centre), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	44 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

1793 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 612 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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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	433
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1