Weather Records on 28 July 1955

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1955. Highest significance: Addison, US.

Key Facts for 28 July 1955

On 28 July 1955, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 529 daily.
Addison set a daily record precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 28 July 1955.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

537 stations

537 station records on 28 July 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burrowye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kapalama 773	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hoffmeister 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Liffey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nandura	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 255.

Records on 28 July 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 529.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1955

Top 20 records on 28 July 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1955	Addison, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1955	Magdeburg, DE	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1955	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1955	Humula (Rylands), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1955	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1955	Gorki, BY	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1955	Jalgaon, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1955	Osage, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1955	Lynch, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1955	Smoko, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1955	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1955	Allegan 5NE, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1955	Burrowye, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1955	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1955	Columbia City, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1955	Walwa, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1955	Kapalama 773, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1955	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1955	Kingston, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1955	Pelzer, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 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

1815 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1955. 1955 had 537 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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Data for records on 1955-07-28: 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 10	334
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2