Weather Records on 7 September 1955

405 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 1955. Highest significance: Palakonda, IN.

Key Facts for 7 September 1955

On 7 September 1955, 405 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
243 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 391 daily.
Palakonda set a monthly record daily precipitation of 226.3 mm (8.9 in) on 7 September 1955.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

405 stations

405 station records on 7 September 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nagina	India	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beawar Nayanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gondal	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jalore	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kharaghoda	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dholera	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsar Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sagwara	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

405 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 70.

Records on 7 September 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 September 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 391.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 1955

Top 20 records on 7 September 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1955	Palakonda, IN	monthly rain	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1955	Kalingapatam, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1955	Milan, IT	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1955	Inverness 3 SE, US	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1955	Devala, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1955	Alice, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1955	Polavaram, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1955	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	95 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1955	Nagina, IN	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1955	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily low max	1.8 C (35.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1955	Laguna, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1955	Srikakulam, IN	monthly rain	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1955	Pardi, IN	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1955	Beawar Nayanagar, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1955	Gondal, IN	monthly rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1955	Jalore, IN	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1955	Mission 4 W, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1955	Rio Grande City, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1955	Deland 1 SSE, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1955	Punta Gorda, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	29 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 405 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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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	269
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1