Weather Records on 21 July 1955

582 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1955. Highest significance: Burrundie Railway Station, AU.

Key Facts for 21 July 1955

On 21 July 1955, 582 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 560 daily.
Burrundie Railway Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 21 July 1955.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

582 stations

582 station records on 21 July 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Musafir Khana	India	Record daily precipitation	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sultanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehpur	India	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserganj	India	Record daily precipitation	227.1 mm (8.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Patti	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amethi	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rangia	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mylor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilpena Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mankapur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turbine	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Agathe des Monts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	244.1 mm (9.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Joliette	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

582 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 246.

Records on 21 July 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1955 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 560.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 175.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1955

Top 20 records on 21 July 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1955	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1955	Musafir Khana, IN	monthly rain	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1955	Faizabad, IN	daily rain	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1955	Sultanpur, IN	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1955	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1955	Anna Creek, AU	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1955	Marion Downs, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1955	Wilgarrup, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1955	Fatehpur, IN	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1955	Haidargarh, IN	daily rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1955	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1955	Kaiserganj, IN	monthly rain	227.1 mm (8.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1955	Barrie, CA	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1955	Poretskoye, RU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1955	Bahraich, IN	monthly rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1955	Domeriaganj Sr, IN	daily rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1955	Jackson 4 NW, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1955	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1955	Pimba, AU	monthly rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1955	Springvale, AU	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	35 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

1794 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 582 records.

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

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	451
25 to 50	11
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1