Weather Records on 30 September 1955

406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 September 1955. Highest significance: Doorawarrah, AU.

Key Facts for 30 September 1955

On 30 September 1955, 406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 389 daily.
Doorawarrah set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 30 September 1955.
Across 161 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

406 stations

406 station records on 30 September 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 September 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kesiary Kaltikri	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Healthy Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baliapal	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Fernbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peebles 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waramain	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rajkanika	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandaus	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ambabhona	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

406 records

Records set or tied on 30 September 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 30 September 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 September 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

325 broken records

Margins by which the 325 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 September 1955

Top 20 records on 30 September 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 September 1955	Doorawarrah, AU	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 September 1955	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 September 1955	Balliguda, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1955	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1955	Kukrahati, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1955	Diamond Harbour, IN	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1955	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1955	Williamsburg 2, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1955	Falmouth, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1955	Beiarn, NO	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1955	Palpan, MX	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1955	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1955	Edmonton 3 W, US	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1955	Kesiary Kaltikri, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1955	Mt Healthy Exp Farm, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1955	Spavinaw, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1955	Baliapal, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1955	Sagar Island, IN	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1955	Williamstown, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1955	Salem, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	36 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

1806 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1955. 1955 had 406 records.

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

Records on 09-30 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1813	1
1817	1
1819	2
1834	1
1841	1
1842	1
1847	1
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1868	2
1869	3
1870	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	5
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	8
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	4
1901	11
1902	7
1903	9
1904	14
1905	25
1906	14
1907	16
1908	18
1909	10
1910	5
1911	47
1912	47
1913	10
1914	33
1915	84
1916	209
1917	19
1918	45
1919	28
1920	71
1921	61
1922	71
1923	183
1924	243
1925	211
1926	194
1927	486
1928	560
1929	181
1930	110
1931	225
1932	363
1933	437
1934	398
1935	209
1936	432
1937	417
1938	428
1939	371
1940	316
1941	482
1942	405
1943	404
1944	369
1945	889
1946	320
1947	433
1948	267
1949	366
1950	731
1951	597
1952	504
1953	1,136
1954	1,059
1955	406
1956	350
1957	663
1958	442
1959	1,159
1960	161
1961	618
1962	202
1963	818
1964	332
1965	459
1966	592
1967	859
1968	449
1969	465
1970	334
1971	1,359
1972	676
1973	407
1974	742
1975	686
1976	775
1977	870
1978	399
1979	479
1980	832
1981	688
1982	806
1983	1,102
1984	1,267
1985	1,892
1986	1,805
1987	649
1988	453
1989	713
1990	665
1991	949
1992	980
1993	988
1994	816
1995	1,061
1996	1,396
1997	729
1998	1,206
1999	1,144
2000	887
2001	699
2002	677
2003	1,079
2004	573
2005	761
2006	617
2007	841
2008	585
2009	826
2010	1,059
2011	1,258
2012	637
2013	634
2014	529
2015	997
2016	746
2017	404
2018	717
2019	2,192
2020	554
2021	823
2022	563
2023	1,012
2024	948
2025	559
2026	529

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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	277
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1