Weather Records on 9 August 1955

433 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1955. Highest significance: Wien, AT.

Key Facts for 9 August 1955

On 9 August 1955, 433 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 424 daily.
Wien set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 9 August 1955.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

433 stations

433 station records on 9 August 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kunghari	India	Record daily precipitation	235.2 mm (9.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fenelon Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bari	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morena	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	41.8 C (107.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keyneton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sojat	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altapass	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

433 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 217.

Records on 9 August 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 424.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 161.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1955

Top 20 records on 9 August 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1955	Wien, AT	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1955	Kunghari, IN	daily rain	235.2 mm (9.3 in)	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1955	Kurgan, RU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1955	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1955	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1955	Farrell Flat, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1955	Fenelon Falls, CA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1955	Bari, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1955	Wirrabara Forest, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1955	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1955	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1955	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1955	Morena, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1955	Budapest, HU	daily low max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1955	Eudunda, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1955	Thule, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1955	Osceola, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1955	Mintaro, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1955	Chiplun, IN	daily rain	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1955	Jayamkondam, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	32 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

1798 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1955. 1955 had 433 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

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Data for records on 1955-08-09: 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 25	336
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1