Weather Records on 8 August 1955

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1955. Highest significance: Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU.

Key Facts for 8 August 1955

On 8 August 1955, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 514 daily.
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok set a daily record precipitation of 41.6 mm (1.6 in) on 8 August 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

537 stations

537 station records on 8 August 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mahroni	India	Record daily precipitation	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lonsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yambuk (Avalon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eastern View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell (Waare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hickman Lock 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 367.

Records on 8 August 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	367
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

472 broken records

Margins by which the 472 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1955

Top 20 records on 8 August 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1955	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1955	Cressy Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Naracoorte Cave Range, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Fryerstown, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Elizabeth, US	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Mahroni, IN	daily rain	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	163.9 mm (6.5 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Stawell, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Wickliffe, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Branxholme (Bassett), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Mortlake, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Goroke (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Lancefield, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Railton (Cement Australia), AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Kaniva, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Dunkeld, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Lucindale Post Office, AU	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1955	Moyston, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	48 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

1793 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 537 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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 25	443
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1