Weather Records on 5 September 1955

517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1955. Highest significance: Brownsville, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 1955

On 5 September 1955, 517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
350 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 477 daily.
Brownsville set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 5 September 1955.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

517 stations

517 station records on 5 September 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Partabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliakheri	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Basoda	India	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mandla	India	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pali	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baihar	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zacapu (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salwani(Silvani)	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Murbad	India	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Keolari	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

517 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 280, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 September 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	280
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 477.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1955

Top 20 records on 5 September 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1955	Brownsville, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1955	Muenster, DE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1955	Partabgarh, IN	all-time rain	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1955	Bareli, IN	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1955	Kaliakheri, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1955	Basoda, IN	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1955	Mandla, IN	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1955	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1955	Astoria, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1955	Prineville, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1955	Harda, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1955	Columboola, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1955	Pali, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1955	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1955	Port Isabel, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1955	Chindwara, IN	monthly rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1955	Khed, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1955	Harrai, IN	daily rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1955	Chiplun, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1955	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	28 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

1802 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1955. 1955 had 517 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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Data for records on 1955-09-05: 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 20	380
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1