Weather Records on 23 July 1955

585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1955. Highest significance: Ganca, AZ.

Key Facts for 23 July 1955

On 23 July 1955, 585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 570 daily.
Ganca set an all-time record daily precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 23 July 1955.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

585 stations

585 station records on 23 July 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Sundance	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	181.8 mm (7.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chute A Murdock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

585 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 240.

Records on 23 July 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1955 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 570.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

457 broken records

Margins by which the 457 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1955

Top 20 records on 23 July 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1955	Ganca, AZ	all-time rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	79 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1955	Sundance, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1955	Fort Dearborn, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1955	Spearfish 9 WNW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1955	Gordon 6N, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1955	Belle Fourche, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1955	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1955	Joao Pessoa, BR	monthly rain	181.8 mm (7.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1955	Kalmar_D, SE	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1955	Tucson WFO, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1955	Coldwater St School, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1955	Hatch, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1955	Bomnak, RU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1955	Bisbee, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1955	Havana, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1955	Orman Dam, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1955	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1955	Columbia, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1955	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1955	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	33 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

1794 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 585 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 July 1955
Margin	Records
0 to 10	391
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	1