Weather Records on 8 September 1955

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1955. Highest significance: Sikar, IN.

Key Facts for 8 September 1955

On 8 September 1955, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 468 daily.
Sikar set a daily record precipitation of 67.1 mm (2.6 in) on 8 September 1955.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 8 September 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sikar	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	363.2 mm (14.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parbhani	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rayagada	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chotan	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anupgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palana	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taranagar (Reni)	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hindaun	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 119.

Records on 8 September 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1955 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

320 broken records

Margins by which the 320 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1955

Top 20 records on 8 September 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1955	Sikar, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1955	Narasannapeta, IN	all-time rain	363.2 mm (14.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1955	Tekkali, IN	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1955	Bologna, IT	daily high min	24.7 C (76.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	131 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1955	Harlingen, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1955	Putbus, DE	daily high max	25.4 C (77.7 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1955	Skara 1, SE	monthly high max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1955	Falfurrias, US	all-time rain	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1955	Raymondville, US	all-time rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1955	Belleville, CA	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1955	Sandvig, DK	daily high min	17.6 C (63.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1955	Parvatipur, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1955	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1955	Anupshahr, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1955	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1955	Chodavaram, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1955	Jhunjhunu, IN	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1955	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1955	Orebro, SE	monthly high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1955	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	68 years	32 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 481 records.

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

Records on 09-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1813	1
1814	2
1815	2
1833	1
1837	1
1845	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	2
1851	1
1854	1
1855	3
1857	1
1860	3
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	3
1883	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	10
1906	14
1907	7
1908	4
1909	7
1910	9
1911	20
1912	62
1913	19
1914	37
1915	32
1916	25
1917	166
1918	31
1919	240
1920	59
1921	299
1922	206
1923	116
1924	138
1925	232
1926	141
1927	177
1928	93
1929	397
1930	156
1931	480
1932	465
1933	728
1934	407
1935	353
1936	535
1937	222
1938	397
1939	547
1940	297
1941	477
1942	375
1943	488
1944	769
1945	423
1946	325
1947	586
1948	340
1949	765
1950	570
1951	389
1952	382
1953	324
1954	309
1955	481
1956	717
1957	427
1958	480
1959	667
1960	678
1961	351
1962	682
1963	378
1964	294
1965	472
1966	351
1967	380
1968	308
1969	556
1970	582
1971	704
1972	523
1973	873
1974	626
1975	564
1976	639
1977	726
1978	1,165
1979	813
1980	739
1981	854
1982	605
1983	1,154
1984	1,123
1985	1,492
1986	1,203
1987	880
1988	856
1989	648
1990	747
1991	806
1992	869
1993	783
1994	704
1995	1,324
1996	609
1997	892
1998	1,331
1999	1,196
2000	981
2001	1,643
2002	1,238
2003	819
2004	1,576
2005	1,015
2006	850
2007	1,112
2008	878
2009	832
2010	1,143
2011	1,554
2012	813
2013	831
2014	515
2015	728
2016	951
2017	978
2018	724
2019	903
2020	1,952
2021	1,080
2022	1,567
2023	1,242
2024	1,336
2025	707
2026	699

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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	301
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1