Weather Records on 10 August 1955

309 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1955. Highest significance: Chickasha, US.

Key Facts for 10 August 1955

On 10 August 1955, 309 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 306 daily.
Chickasha set a daily record precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 10 August 1955.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

309 stations

309 station records on 10 August 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chickasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bardoli	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salvisa Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadrak	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Idar	India	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valod	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Himatnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haswell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record low minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

309 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 178.

Records on 10 August 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 306.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

247 broken records

Margins by which the 247 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1955

Top 20 records on 10 August 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1955	Chickasha, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Greenville, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Toronto, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	113 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Bologna, IT	daily low min	12.7 C (54.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Bardoli, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Sunny Corner (Snow Line), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Lalganj, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Barharwa, IN	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Budennovsk, RU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Tularosa, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Krasnyj Chikoj, RU	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Union City 3 SE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Salvisa Lock 6, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Bansgaon, IN	daily rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Kurgan, RU	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Bhadrak, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Idar, IN	daily rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1955	Harrisburg 12WNW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 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

1814 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1955. 1955 had 309 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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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	211
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1