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Weather Records on 5 October 1955

771 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1955. Highest significance: Batala, IN.

Key Facts for 5 October 1955

  • On 5 October 1955, 771 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 204 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 736 daily.
  • Batala set an all-time record daily precipitation of 474.5 mm (18.7 in) on 5 October 1955.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

771 stations
Weather records on 5 October 1955 771 station records on 5 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
771 station records on 5 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BatalaIndiaRecord daily precipitation474.5 mm (18.7 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)
SimcoeCanadaRecord daily precipitation73.7 mm (2.9 in)70 of 100 (Major)
NurpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation293.4 mm (11.6 in)68 of 100 (Major)
MogaIndiaRecord daily precipitation335.0 mm (13.2 in)66 of 100 (Major)
Jammu (In-AFB)IndiaRecord daily precipitation160.0 mm (6.3 in)65 of 100 (Major)
RushvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation112.3 mm (4.4 in)63 of 100 (Major)
PathankotIndiaRecord daily precipitation210.8 mm (8.3 in)62 of 100 (Major)
SteffenvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation112.3 mm (4.4 in)62 of 100 (Major)
FatehabadIndiaRecord daily precipitation111.8 mm (4.4 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Dehra GopipurIndiaRecord daily precipitation148.8 mm (5.9 in)61 of 100 (Major)
JalalabadIndiaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Ferozepur SadarIndiaRecord daily precipitation58.2 mm (2.3 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Sri RanbirsinghIndiaRecord daily precipitation114.3 mm (4.5 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
NoharIndiaRecord daily precipitation47.5 mm (1.9 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
KotkhaiIndiaRecord daily precipitation55.9 mm (2.2 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
HoshiarpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation64.5 mm (2.5 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
WoodstockCanadaRecord daily precipitation50.0 mm (2.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
PalampurIndiaRecord daily precipitation90.4 mm (3.6 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
RamanagarIndiaRecord daily precipitation106.7 mm (4.2 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
DasuyaIndiaRecord daily precipitation71.6 mm (2.8 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
JullundarIndiaRecord daily precipitation167.6 mm (6.6 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
NawanshahrIndiaRecord daily precipitation121.4 mm (4.8 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
LudhianaIndiaRecord daily precipitation104.1 mm (4.1 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
JodhpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation106.7 mm (4.2 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
RidgetownCanadaRecord daily precipitation57.4 mm (2.3 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
BhimavaramIndiaRecord daily precipitation141.2 mm (5.6 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
JagraonIndiaRecord daily precipitation291.8 mm (11.5 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
BandherIndiaRecord daily precipitation255.3 mm (10.1 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Kota-In-RajasthanIndiaRecord daily precipitation80.0 mm (3.1 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
LucanCanadaRecord daily precipitation61.0 mm (2.4 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
BundiIndiaRecord daily precipitation111.8 mm (4.4 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
EstanciaBrazilRecord daily precipitation51.9 mm (2.0 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
St CatharinesCanadaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
UnaIndiaRecord daily precipitation171.2 mm (6.7 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
MalihabadIndiaRecord daily precipitation79.0 mm (3.1 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
HaidargarhIndiaRecord daily precipitation76.5 mm (3.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
DadahorIndiaRecord daily precipitation160.0 mm (6.3 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
TohanaIndiaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
KangraIndiaRecord daily precipitation162.6 mm (6.4 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmsala LowerIndiaRecord daily precipitation104.1 mm (4.1 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
EmersonCanadaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
St ThomasCanadaRecord daily precipitation54.1 mm (2.1 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
HamirpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation108.7 mm (4.3 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
KuluIndiaRecord daily precipitation92.7 mm (3.6 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
VantipuraIndiaRecord daily precipitation46.2 mm (1.8 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
GujjranIndiaRecord daily precipitation86.4 mm (3.4 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
LudhianaIndiaRecord daily precipitation91.4 mm (3.6 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
GondaIndiaRecord daily precipitation105.7 mm (4.2 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation54.5 mm (2.1 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2SUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation95.0 mm (3.7 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation78.7 mm (3.1 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
SirsaIndiaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
ReasiIndiaRecord daily precipitation54.9 mm (2.2 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
SanehighatIndiaRecord daily precipitation114.3 mm (4.5 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
HavanaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
BrunswickUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation74.2 mm (2.9 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
TibriIndiaRecord daily precipitation259.1 mm (10.2 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
KekriIndiaRecord daily precipitation90.9 mm (3.6 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
SandilaIndiaRecord daily precipitation73.4 mm (2.9 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
MaconUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation81.5 mm (3.2 in)45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

771 records
Records on 5 October 1955 by type Records set or tied on 5 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 502, Heaviest daily snowfall 6. 0200400600Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 35Highest daily minimum: 198Lowest daily minimum: 24Heaviest daily rainfall: 502Heaviest daily snowfall: 6Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 502, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.
Records on 5 October 1955 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum35
Highest daily minimum198
Lowest daily minimum24
Heaviest daily rainfall502
Heaviest daily snowfall6
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 October 1955 by timescale Records on 5 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 32, daily 736. 0200400600800all-time: 3monthly: 32daily: 736all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 32, daily 736.
Records on 5 October 1955 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time3
monthly32
daily736

How Much Records Were Beaten By

668 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 October 1955 Margins by which the 668 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 243.4. Ties are not counted. 02004006008000 to 50: 61650 to 100: 39100 to 150: 9150 to 200: 3200 to 250: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250
Margins by which the 668 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 243.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 October 1955
MarginRecords
0 to 50616
50 to 10039
100 to 1509
150 to 2003
200 to 2501

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1955
Top 20 records on 5 October 1955 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 October 1955Batala, INall-time rain474.5 mm (18.7 in)243.4 mm (9.6 in)52 years80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 October 1955Simcoe, CAdaily rain73.7 mm (2.9 in)38.4 mm (1.5 in)87 years70 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1955Nurpur, INall-time rain293.4 mm (11.6 in)69.9 mm (2.8 in)12 years68 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1955Moga, INall-time rain335.0 mm (13.2 in)164.6 mm (6.5 in)5 years66 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1955Jammu (In-AFB), INmonthly rain160.0 mm (6.3 in)74.9 mm (2.9 in)37 years65 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1955Rushville, USmonthly rain112.3 mm (4.4 in)53.9 mm (2.1 in)24 years63 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1955Pathankot, INmonthly rain210.8 mm (8.3 in)69.8 mm (2.7 in)37 years62 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1955Steffenville, USmonthly rain112.3 mm (4.4 in)43.7 mm (1.7 in)28 years62 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1955Fatehabad, INmonthly rain111.8 mm (4.4 in)35.6 mm (1.4 in)37 years61 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1955Dehra Gopipur, INdaily rain148.8 mm (5.9 in)148.8 mm (5.9 in)53 years61 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1955Jalalabad, INdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)45.7 mm (1.8 in)53 years61 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1955Ferozepur Sadar, INdaily rain58.2 mm (2.3 in)58.2 mm (2.3 in)53 years61 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1955Sri Ranbirsingh, INmonthly rain114.3 mm (4.5 in)52.8 mm (2.1 in)37 years59 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1955Nohar, INdaily rain47.5 mm (1.9 in)47.5 mm (1.9 in)48 years59 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1955Kotkhai, INdaily rain55.9 mm (2.2 in)55.9 mm (2.2 in)53 years58 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1955Hoshiarpur, INdaily rain64.5 mm (2.5 in)59.9 mm (2.4 in)53 years57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1955Woodstock, CAdaily rain50.0 mm (2.0 in)35.5 mm (1.4 in)26 years56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1955Palampur, INdaily rain90.4 mm (3.6 in)84.0 mm (3.3 in)38 years56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1955Ramanagar, INdaily rain106.7 mm (4.2 in)99.8 mm (3.9 in)38 years56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1955Dasuya, INdaily rain71.6 mm (2.8 in)70.8 mm (2.8 in)53 years56 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

1795 to 1955
Records on 10-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 771 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 11811: 11843: 11844: 11848: 11849: 11852: 11856: 11857: 11859: 11864: 71867: 21869: 11873: 11874: 11876: 21877: 11878: 21879: 11880: 11881: 61882: 11883: 11884: 21885: 21886: 31888: 11889: 31890: 31891: 31892: 21895: 41896: 21897: 21898: 41900: 61901: 101902: 111903: 101904: 191905: 111906: 191907: 131908: 171909: 301910: 431911: 101912: 921913: 251914: 131915: 251916: 1241917: 3141918: 351919: 421920: 891921: 331922: 811923: 871924: 1391925: 1401926: 1551927: 791928: 2021929: 2421930: 2851931: 2841932: 7681933: 2571934: 2371935: 9101936: 2191937: 4911938: 3751939: 2691940: 1851941: 1,0721942: 2061943: 4041944: 3291945: 2341946: 6431947: 7461948: 4911949: 5621950: 4661951: 5411952: 1,0271953: 2611954: 8341955: 7711956: 4521957: 5201958: 4501959: 6291960: 2901961: 4931962: 4561963: 6051964: 7371965: 1,1601966: 3901967: 2901968: 6701969: 6031970: 4581971: 3771972: 6361973: 3351974: 9731975: 5661976: 8191977: 3821978: 4381979: 9201980: 1,0021981: 6421982: 5241983: 1,0371984: 6461985: 7811986: 8751987: 1,0811988: 9581989: 4651990: 7361991: 1,0051992: 7761993: 1,0241994: 1,2051995: 1,7051996: 9311997: 8141998: 1,5961999: 1,2762000: 1,1472001: 7712002: 1,0262003: 6362004: 7702005: 2,0032006: 9302007: 1,6092008: 9422009: 1,7562010: 1,1142011: 1,3832012: 9132013: 1,1062014: 6482015: 6442016: 5652017: 5602018: 1,0042019: 6722020: 9972021: 8872022: 7522023: 7802024: 9962025: 7162026: 1,2331795187818981916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 771 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-05 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18111
18431
18441
18481
18491
18521
18561
18571
18591
18647
18672
18691
18731
18741
18762
18771
18782
18791
18801
18816
18821
18831
18842
18852
18863
18881
18893
18903
18913
18922
18954
18962
18972
18984
19006
190110
190211
190310
190419
190511
190619
190713
190817
190930
191043
191110
191292
191325
191413
191525
1916124
1917314
191835
191942
192089
192133
192281
192387
1924139
1925140
1926155
192779
1928202
1929242
1930285
1931284
1932768
1933257
1934237
1935910
1936219
1937491
1938375
1939269
1940185
19411,072
1942206
1943404
1944329
1945234
1946643
1947746
1948491
1949562
1950466
1951541
19521,027
1953261
1954834
1955771
1956452
1957520
1958450
1959629
1960290
1961493
1962456
1963605
1964737
19651,160
1966390
1967290
1968670
1969603
1970458
1971377
1972636
1973335
1974973
1975566
1976819
1977382
1978438
1979920
19801,002
1981642
1982524
19831,037
1984646
1985781
1986875
19871,081
1988958
1989465
1990736
19911,005
1992776
19931,024
19941,205
19951,705
1996931
1997814
19981,596
19991,276
20001,147
2001771
20021,026
2003636
2004770
20052,003
2006930
20071,609
2008942
20091,756
20101,114
20111,383
2012913
20131,106
2014648
2015644
2016565
2017560
20181,004
2019672
2020997
2021887
2022752
2023780
2024996
2025716
20261,233

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).