Weather Records on 13 August 1955

732 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1955. Highest significance: Towson, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 1955

On 13 August 1955, 732 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 692 daily.
Towson set an all-time record daily precipitation of 205.2 mm (8.1 in) on 13 August 1955.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

732 stations

732 station records on 13 August 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pottstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Urella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stony River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ytiniche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

732 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 440.

Records on 13 August 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	440
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1955 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 31, daily 692.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 207.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1955

Top 20 records on 13 August 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1955	Towson, US	all-time rain	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	76 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1955	Kinston 7 SE, US	all-time rain	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1955	Le Roy, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1955	Little Falls, US	monthly rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1955	Vineland, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1955	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1955	Easton, US	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1955	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1955	Kiev, UA	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1955	Cheltenham 1 NW, US	daily rain	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1955	Woodstock, US	all-time rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1955	Mohonk Lake, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1955	Pottstown, US	all-time rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1955	Piedmont, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1955	Welland, CA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1955	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1955	Emmitsburg, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1955	Belleville, CA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1955	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1955	Owings Ferry Landing, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	36 years	53 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 732 records.

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

Records on 08-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1843	2
1849	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1864	3
1867	3
1868	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	3
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	5
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	9
1898	2
1899	4
1900	3
1901	3
1902	23
1903	12
1904	11
1905	11
1906	8
1907	3
1908	36
1909	33
1910	9
1911	41
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	32
1916	64
1917	62
1918	68
1919	38
1920	56
1921	34
1922	39
1923	84
1924	168
1925	145
1926	168
1927	113
1928	215
1929	184
1930	490
1931	596
1932	369
1933	291
1934	427
1935	400
1936	705
1937	370
1938	442
1939	276
1940	631
1941	516
1942	388
1943	611
1944	761
1945	355
1946	599
1947	685
1948	346
1949	420
1950	436
1951	373
1952	985
1953	238
1954	781
1955	732
1956	355
1957	432
1958	352
1959	363
1960	460
1961	503
1962	550
1963	583
1964	1,526
1965	734
1966	565
1967	1,091
1968	828
1969	663
1970	390
1971	431
1972	485
1973	452
1974	572
1975	462
1976	693
1977	678
1978	761
1979	1,198
1980	502
1981	534
1982	653
1983	647
1984	597
1985	829
1986	609
1987	1,106
1988	1,363
1989	637
1990	770
1991	845
1992	1,666
1993	993
1994	944
1995	1,910
1996	1,276
1997	1,009
1998	917
1999	1,363
2000	719
2001	861
2002	1,475
2003	1,993
2004	2,040
2005	1,418
2006	1,023
2007	1,243
2008	842
2009	806
2010	1,783
2011	736
2012	969
2013	430
2014	701
2015	653
2016	1,064
2017	523
2018	462
2019	653
2020	753
2021	928
2022	799
2023	763
2024	1,061
2025	714
2026	1,097

Download the Data

Data for records on 1955-08-13: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	584
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1