Weather Records on 7 August 1955

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1955. Highest significance: Nikolaev, UA.

Key Facts for 7 August 1955

On 7 August 1955, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 526 daily.
Nikolaev set a daily record precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 7 August 1955.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 7 August 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Young	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kolaras	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baghpat Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mat	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mawana	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	41.9 C (107.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Siksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edmundston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 267.

Records on 7 August 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 526.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1955

Top 20 records on 7 August 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1955	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1955	Smoko, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1955	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1955	Holton, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1955	Nicolet, CA	all-time rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1955	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1955	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1955	Tirumangalam, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1955	Berhampore, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1955	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1955	Jerome, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1955	Armagh, CA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1955	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1955	Sriperumbudur, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1955	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1955	Morrisburg, CA	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1955	Ordway 4 W, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1955	Bluffton Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1955	Grants Pass, US	all-time high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1955	Parsa, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	39 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

1808 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1955. 1955 had 536 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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Data for records on 1955-08-07: 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	361
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1