Weather Records on 17 August 1955

465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 1955. Highest significance: New Bern 3 NW, US.

Key Facts for 17 August 1955

On 17 August 1955, 465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 455 daily.
New Bern 3 NW set a daily record precipitation of 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 17 August 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

465 stations

465 station records on 17 August 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salwani(Silvani)	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nakur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deoband	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ruby 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caliente	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alibag-Cvl.Hosp.	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

465 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 150.

Records on 17 August 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 144.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 1955

Top 20 records on 17 August 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1955	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1955	Amarpara, IN	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1955	Sheikhpura, IN	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1955	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1955	Oxford 1 E, US	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1955	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1955	Salwani(Silvani), IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1955	Nakur, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1955	Malda, IN	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1955	Tres Piedras, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1955	Durham, US	all-time rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1955	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	monthly rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1955	Towner 2 NE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1955	Jamalpur, IN	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1955	Stockholm, SE	daily high max	29.3 C (84.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1955	Willard 4 SW, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1955	Karimnagar, IN	monthly rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1955	Salimpur, IN	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1955	Bjuraker, SE	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	70 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1955	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	49 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

1797 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1955. 1955 had 465 records.

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

Records on 08-17 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1802	2
1820	2
1837	1
1838	2
1841	2
1842	1
1845	2
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	5
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	14
1902	7
1903	6
1904	2
1905	11
1906	28
1907	9
1908	26
1909	24
1910	17
1911	18
1912	31
1913	79
1914	41
1915	28
1916	33
1917	35
1918	112
1919	37
1920	110
1921	37
1922	169
1923	161
1924	171
1925	130
1926	182
1927	228
1928	131
1929	243
1930	138
1931	302
1932	360
1933	260
1934	377
1935	437
1936	670
1937	726
1938	466
1939	364
1940	341
1941	378
1942	461
1943	743
1944	531
1945	387
1946	433
1947	682
1948	475
1949	371
1950	522
1951	413
1952	470
1953	345
1954	685
1955	465
1956	407
1957	504
1958	519
1959	543
1960	533
1961	998
1962	445
1963	650
1964	410
1965	641
1966	496
1967	679
1968	953
1969	593
1970	467
1971	447
1972	1,044
1973	750
1974	582
1975	612
1976	797
1977	1,216
1978	814
1979	1,464
1980	895
1981	1,112
1982	554
1983	1,574
1984	726
1985	948
1986	916
1987	1,150
1988	1,608
1989	687
1990	949
1991	560
1992	1,813
1993	803
1994	1,038
1995	1,724
1996	752
1997	1,544
1998	1,003
1999	697
2000	994
2001	1,101
2002	1,266
2003	948
2004	1,046
2005	722
2006	814
2007	1,646
2008	1,301
2009	922
2010	1,105
2011	956
2012	1,215
2013	802
2014	997
2015	890
2016	748
2017	544
2018	518
2019	467
2020	1,529
2021	800
2022	1,428
2023	1,032
2024	740
2025	538
2026	535

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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	283
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1