Weather Records on 27 September 1955

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 1955. Highest significance: Badagara, IN.

Key Facts for 27 September 1955

On 27 September 1955, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 376 daily.
Badagara set a daily record precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 27 September 1955.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

386 stations

386 station records on 27 September 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 September 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook (Malinong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thalipilly	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irvingdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Struth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Lofty Summit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gargoti	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 285, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 27 September 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 September 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 1955

Top 20 records on 27 September 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1955	Badagara, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Trichur, IN	daily rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Kozhikode, IN	monthly rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Houghton (Glen Ewin), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Tiruvangadi, IN	daily rain	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Coomandook (Malinong), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Thalipilly, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Nilambur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Dharmavaram, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Birdwood, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Lyndoch, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Jamkhandi, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Cranganore, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Rath, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Ilkal, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Kasargod, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1955	Tellichery, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	34 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

1799 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1955. 1955 had 386 records.

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

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

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Data for records on 1955-09-27: 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	301
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1