Weather Records on 5 August 1955

640 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1955. Highest significance: Monsenhor Tabosa, BR.

Key Facts for 5 August 1955

On 5 August 1955, 640 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
360 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 612 daily.
Monsenhor Tabosa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 25.5 mm (1.0 in) on 5 August 1955.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

640 stations

640 station records on 5 August 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monsenhor Tabosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jetpur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rifton 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chuda	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuque	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

640 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 236.

Records on 5 August 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1955 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 23, daily 612.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

508 broken records

Margins by which the 508 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1955

Top 20 records on 5 August 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1955	Monsenhor Tabosa, BR	monthly rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Blinman (Wirrealpa), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Moonaree, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Taipu, BR	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Thomasville, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Bookaloo, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Potter, US	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Fatehabad, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Harrisburg 12WNW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Waterdale, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Canadian, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Blinman, AU	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Jetpur, IN	daily rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Lodgepole, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Belleville, CA	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Sape, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Tiruvarur, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Commodore, AU	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1955	Khairagarh, IN	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 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

1797 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1955. 1955 had 640 records.

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

Records on 08-05 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	2
1809	1
1830	3
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	2
1874	2
1876	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	11
1900	4
1901	3
1902	6
1903	18
1904	13
1905	22
1906	13
1907	14
1908	25
1909	21
1910	20
1911	16
1912	72
1913	18
1914	22
1915	83
1916	67
1917	40
1918	233
1919	40
1920	81
1921	53
1922	107
1923	180
1924	144
1925	84
1926	113
1927	230
1928	201
1929	243
1930	467
1931	426
1932	228
1933	341
1934	587
1935	422
1936	309
1937	288
1938	420
1939	275
1940	290
1941	443
1942	393
1943	436
1944	520
1945	311
1946	374
1947	710
1948	930
1949	375
1950	681
1951	557
1952	498
1953	1,043
1954	543
1955	640
1956	422
1957	518
1958	503
1959	438
1960	297
1961	823
1962	451
1963	311
1964	610
1965	265
1966	384
1967	347
1968	394
1969	708
1970	468
1971	748
1972	799
1973	983
1974	810
1975	692
1976	721
1977	583
1978	948
1979	561
1980	998
1981	754
1982	776
1983	1,090
1984	789
1985	845
1986	778
1987	1,061
1988	914
1989	915
1990	1,265
1991	828
1992	861
1993	1,145
1994	1,944
1995	1,205
1996	1,029
1997	1,144
1998	1,817
1999	834
2000	704
2001	986
2002	1,160
2003	1,340
2004	848
2005	1,026
2006	932
2007	787
2008	738
2009	777
2010	1,626
2011	1,347
2012	869
2013	436
2014	915
2015	520
2016	544
2017	888
2018	528
2019	533
2020	626
2021	641
2022	1,332
2023	1,087
2024	711
2025	775
2026	1,048

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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	477
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1