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Weather Records on 4 October 1955

630 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1955. Highest significance: Phillaur, IN.

Key Facts for 4 October 1955

  • On 4 October 1955, 630 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 99 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 569 daily.
  • Phillaur set an all-time record daily precipitation of 292.9 mm (11.5 in) on 4 October 1955.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

630 stations
Weather records on 4 October 1955 630 station records on 4 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
630 station records on 4 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PhillaurIndiaRecord daily precipitation292.9 mm (11.5 in)72 of 100 (Major)
LudhianaIndiaRecord daily precipitation289.6 mm (11.4 in)68 of 100 (Major)
JodhpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation203.2 mm (8.0 in)68 of 100 (Major)
Dehra GopipurIndiaRecord daily precipitation182.9 mm (7.2 in)66 of 100 (Major)
HamirpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation151.6 mm (6.0 in)66 of 100 (Major)
NathanaIndiaRecord daily precipitation229.9 mm (9.1 in)66 of 100 (Major)
JullundarIndiaRecord daily precipitation177.5 mm (7.0 in)66 of 100 (Major)
JagraonIndiaRecord daily precipitation191.0 mm (7.5 in)66 of 100 (Major)
Taranagar (Reni)IndiaRecord daily precipitation99.1 mm (3.9 in)66 of 100 (Major)
JhunjhunuIndiaRecord daily precipitation120.7 mm (4.8 in)66 of 100 (Major)
Dug (Dag)IndiaRecord daily precipitation130.3 mm (5.1 in)65 of 100 (Major)
MogaIndiaRecord daily precipitation167.6 mm (6.6 in)64 of 100 (Major)
BadnagarIndiaRecord daily precipitation168.7 mm (6.6 in)63 of 100 (Major)
NawanshahrIndiaRecord daily precipitation182.4 mm (7.2 in)63 of 100 (Major)
KangraIndiaRecord daily precipitation183.6 mm (7.2 in)62 of 100 (Major)
SitamauIndiaRecord daily precipitation119.9 mm (4.7 in)62 of 100 (Major)
RatlamIndiaRecord daily precipitation158.2 mm (6.2 in)62 of 100 (Major)
JaoraIndiaRecord daily precipitation176.8 mm (7.0 in)62 of 100 (Major)
Alirajpur/RajpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation143.5 mm (5.6 in)61 of 100 (Major)
MandsaurIndiaRecord daily precipitation187.2 mm (7.4 in)61 of 100 (Major)
SuvasaratappaIndiaRecord daily precipitation95.3 mm (3.8 in)61 of 100 (Major)
NakodarIndiaRecord daily precipitation108.0 mm (4.3 in)61 of 100 (Major)
DhanetaIndiaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)61 of 100 (Major)
LehalIndiaRecord daily precipitation96.5 mm (3.8 in)61 of 100 (Major)
GujjranIndiaRecord daily precipitation124.5 mm (4.9 in)61 of 100 (Major)
ParbatsarIndiaRecord daily precipitation74.9 mm (2.9 in)60 of 100 (Major)
NurpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation152.4 mm (6.0 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
AshtaIndiaRecord daily precipitation77.2 mm (3.0 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
KhachrodIndiaRecord daily precipitation233.7 mm (9.2 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
JawajaIndiaRecord daily precipitation144.0 mm (5.7 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
FatehabadIndiaRecord daily precipitation55.9 mm (2.2 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmsala LowerIndiaRecord daily precipitation163.8 mm (6.4 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
UdhapurIndiaRecord daily precipitation104.1 mm (4.1 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
NeemuchIndiaRecord daily precipitation100.3 mm (3.9 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
PathankotIndiaRecord daily precipitation133.9 mm (5.3 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
HoshiarpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation209.3 mm (8.2 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
RanikeIndiaRecord daily precipitation116.8 mm (4.6 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Beawar NayanagarIndiaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
BhadraIndiaRecord daily precipitation62.2 mm (2.4 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
DindoriIndiaRecord daily precipitation79.2 mm (3.1 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
NawaIndiaRecord daily precipitation86.9 mm (3.4 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
SailanaIndiaRecord daily precipitation101.9 mm (4.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
GarhshankarIndiaRecord daily precipitation129.3 mm (5.1 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)IndiaRecord daily precipitation83.8 mm (3.3 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
KarnalIndiaRecord daily precipitation108.0 mm (4.3 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
ChiplunIndiaRecord daily precipitation186.9 mm (7.4 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
KishangarhIndiaRecord daily precipitation68.8 mm (2.7 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Sri RanbirsinghIndiaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
ZiraIndiaRecord daily precipitation70.1 mm (2.8 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Chakrata Kalsi SrIndiaRecord daily precipitation102.9 mm (4.1 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
LoskopSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation37.5 mm (1.5 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
HlobaneSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation43.0 mm (1.7 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
BhiwaniIndiaRecord daily precipitation57.2 mm (2.3 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
KuluIndiaRecord daily precipitation114.3 mm (4.5 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
JalalabadIndiaRecord daily precipitation67.3 mm (2.6 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
DasuyaIndiaRecord daily precipitation226.6 mm (8.9 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
TijaraIndiaRecord daily precipitation94.0 mm (3.7 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
KotkhaiIndiaRecord daily precipitation88.9 mm (3.5 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
NimachIndiaRecord daily precipitation102.1 mm (4.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

630 records
Records on 4 October 1955 by type Records set or tied on 4 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 481, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 0200400600Highest daily maximum: 12Lowest daily maximum: 28Highest daily minimum: 87Lowest daily minimum: 19Heaviest daily rainfall: 481Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 481, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 4 October 1955 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum12
Lowest daily maximum28
Highest daily minimum87
Lowest daily minimum19
Heaviest daily rainfall481
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 October 1955 by timescale Records on 4 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 55, daily 569. 0200400600all-time: 6monthly: 55daily: 569all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 55, daily 569.
Records on 4 October 1955 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time6
monthly55
daily569

How Much Records Were Beaten By

573 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 October 1955 Margins by which the 573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 151.4. Ties are not counted. 01002003004000 to 20: 35420 to 40: 10440 to 60: 5660 to 80: 3280 to 100: 17100 to 120: 6120 to 140: 2140 to 160: 20 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 151.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 October 1955
MarginRecords
0 to 20354
20 to 40104
40 to 6056
60 to 8032
80 to 10017
100 to 1206
120 to 1402
140 to 1602

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1955
Top 20 records on 4 October 1955 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 October 1955Phillaur, INall-time rain292.9 mm (11.5 in)88.9 mm (3.5 in)25 years72 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Ludhiana, INall-time rain289.6 mm (11.4 in)103.7 mm (4.1 in)10 years68 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Jodhpur, INmonthly rain203.2 mm (8.0 in)97.8 mm (3.9 in)45 years68 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Dehra Gopipur, INmonthly rain182.9 mm (7.2 in)80.0 mm (3.1 in)37 years66 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Hamirpur, INmonthly rain151.6 mm (6.0 in)72.9 mm (2.9 in)37 years66 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Nathana, INall-time rain229.9 mm (9.1 in)44.0 mm (1.7 in)5 years66 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Jullundar, INmonthly rain177.5 mm (7.0 in)73.6 mm (2.9 in)37 years66 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Jagraon, INmonthly rain191.0 mm (7.5 in)116.8 mm (4.6 in)37 years66 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Taranagar (Reni), INmonthly rain99.1 mm (3.9 in)45.8 mm (1.8 in)37 years66 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Jhunjhunu, INmonthly rain120.7 mm (4.8 in)65.8 mm (2.6 in)37 years66 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Dug (Dag), INmonthly rain130.3 mm (5.1 in)56.1 mm (2.2 in)37 years65 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Moga, INmonthly rain167.6 mm (6.6 in)69.8 mm (2.7 in)37 years64 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Badnagar, INmonthly rain168.7 mm (6.6 in)77.3 mm (3.0 in)28 years63 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Nawanshahr, INmonthly rain182.4 mm (7.2 in)85.6 mm (3.4 in)37 years63 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Kangra, INmonthly rain183.6 mm (7.2 in)116.3 mm (4.6 in)23 years62 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Sitamau, INmonthly rain119.9 mm (4.7 in)61.5 mm (2.4 in)24 years62 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Ratlam, INmonthly rain158.2 mm (6.2 in)92.2 mm (3.6 in)23 years62 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Jaora, INmonthly rain176.8 mm (7.0 in)91.7 mm (3.6 in)24 years62 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Alirajpur/Rajpur, INmonthly rain143.5 mm (5.6 in)64.8 mm (2.6 in)22 years61 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1955Mandsaur, INmonthly rain187.2 mm (7.4 in)116.1 mm (4.6 in)24 years61 of 100 (Major)

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

1795 to 1955
Records on 10-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 630 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11802: 11841: 21843: 11844: 21847: 21853: 11859: 11864: 81865: 21867: 11868: 11873: 11875: 11876: 11878: 11880: 11881: 31882: 11883: 31884: 41885: 21886: 31888: 51889: 21890: 11891: 31892: 21893: 21894: 31895: 31896: 31898: 41899: 11900: 31901: 91902: 51903: 81904: 51905: 111906: 291907: 101908: 181909: 131910: 211911: 231912: 1011913: 121914: 181915: 131916: 1371917: 1571918: 1271919: 301920: 311921: 461922: 441923: 211924: 631925: 1301926: 2551927: 1721928: 1311929: 3391930: 2441931: 3611932: 4131933: 2991934: 1211935: 8331936: 1611937: 4831938: 4401939: 3451940: 2201941: 8501942: 1981943: 4261944: 3281945: 5431946: 3141947: 5921948: 4491949: 4911950: 5651951: 6171952: 7171953: 3581954: 9991955: 6301956: 4671957: 5331958: 7041959: 8121960: 2461961: 7581962: 3131963: 5281964: 3891965: 7601966: 4641967: 4401968: 5871969: 6281970: 5391971: 3611972: 7121973: 6041974: 1,8461975: 6811976: 8691977: 5171978: 4881979: 7331980: 9751981: 9941982: 4151983: 7621984: 8641985: 8631986: 1,2651987: 1,5021988: 7131989: 7421990: 8451991: 8131992: 8661993: 9561994: 1,3411995: 1,1921996: 1,0121997: 9281998: 1,4871999: 1,5962000: 9172001: 5472002: 1,4652003: 6102004: 5622005: 1,9732006: 9872007: 9972008: 9352009: 1,4312010: 1,2302011: 9192012: 8642013: 1,1302014: 6112015: 7412016: 6802017: 7802018: 9792019: 1,1312020: 8972021: 6442022: 5612023: 9362024: 1,1972025: 9792026: 9421795188119001917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 630 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-04 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18021
18412
18431
18442
18472
18531
18591
18648
18652
18671
18681
18731
18751
18761
18781
18801
18813
18821
18833
18844
18852
18863
18885
18892
18901
18913
18922
18932
18943
18953
18963
18984
18991
19003
19019
19025
19038
19045
190511
190629
190710
190818
190913
191021
191123
1912101
191312
191418
191513
1916137
1917157
1918127
191930
192031
192146
192244
192321
192463
1925130
1926255
1927172
1928131
1929339
1930244
1931361
1932413
1933299
1934121
1935833
1936161
1937483
1938440
1939345
1940220
1941850
1942198
1943426
1944328
1945543
1946314
1947592
1948449
1949491
1950565
1951617
1952717
1953358
1954999
1955630
1956467
1957533
1958704
1959812
1960246
1961758
1962313
1963528
1964389
1965760
1966464
1967440
1968587
1969628
1970539
1971361
1972712
1973604
19741,846
1975681
1976869
1977517
1978488
1979733
1980975
1981994
1982415
1983762
1984864
1985863
19861,265
19871,502
1988713
1989742
1990845
1991813
1992866
1993956
19941,341
19951,192
19961,012
1997928
19981,487
19991,596
2000917
2001547
20021,465
2003610
2004562
20051,973
2006987
2007997
2008935
20091,431
20101,230
2011919
2012864
20131,130
2014611
2015741
2016680
2017780
2018979
20191,131
2020897
2021644
2022561
2023936
20241,197
2025979
2026942

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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.

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