Weather Records on 18 July 1955

423 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1955. Highest significance: Badu Mulgrave Island, AU.

Key Facts for 18 July 1955

On 18 July 1955, 423 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 406 daily.
Badu Mulgrave Island set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.6 mm (2.7 in) on 18 July 1955.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

423 stations

423 station records on 18 July 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Badu Mulgrave Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Phulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kialla East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keremeos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	237.7 mm (9.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sion	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Azamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Athabasca	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deogaon Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Handia	India	Record daily precipitation	187.7 mm (7.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Point Bre	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shahganj	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chunar	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakkireddipalam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sultanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

423 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 141.

Records on 18 July 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1955 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 12, daily 406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

314 broken records

Margins by which the 314 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1955

Top 20 records on 18 July 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1955	Badu Mulgrave Island, AU	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Tiruttani, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	all-time high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Phulpur, IN	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Kialla East, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Junction 4SSW, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Paint Rock, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Goalpara, IN	daily rain	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Midland 4 ENE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Montcornet, FR	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Millinocket, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Udayagiri, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Ripogenus Dam, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Sallisaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Keremeos, CA	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Attur, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Yercaud, IN	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1955	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	41 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 423 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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Data for records on 1955-07-18: 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 20	265
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2