Weather Records on 16 July 1955

548 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1955. Highest significance: Rayachoti, IN.

Key Facts for 16 July 1955

On 16 July 1955, 548 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
298 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 533 daily.
Rayachoti set a daily record precipitation of 71.9 mm (2.8 in) on 16 July 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

548 stations

548 station records on 16 July 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Khagaul	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aloograda	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hajipur	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarmera	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoffmeister 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ghosi	India	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gonda	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

548 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 185.

Records on 16 July 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1955 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 9, daily 533.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1955

Top 20 records on 16 July 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1955	Rayachoti, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	West Yellowstone, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	Samastipur, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	Khagaul, IN	monthly rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	Aloograda, IN	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	Lalganj, IN	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	Dharmapuri, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	Quebec, CA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	Trenton Falls, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	Maniwaki 2, CA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	Rapur, IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	Barrage Angliers, CA	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	Pakala, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	Krishnapatnam, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	Hajipur, IN	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	Giddalore, IN	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	Sarmera, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1955	Moorhead, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	38 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

1798 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1955. 1955 had 548 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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	377
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1