Weather Records on 6 October 1955

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1955. Highest significance: Bjuraker, SE.

Key Facts for 6 October 1955

On 6 October 1955, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 612 daily.
Bjuraker set a daily record precipitation of 26.6 mm (1.0 in) on 6 October 1955.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 6 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nurina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malpura	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jammu (In-AFB)	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kargil	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jagadhari	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Healthy Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Niagara Falls Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lehal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henryville Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhainswal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 6 October 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 612.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1955

Top 20 records on 6 October 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1955	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1955	Bandher, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1955	Raipur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1955	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1955	Nurpur, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1955	Simcoe, CA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1955	Skukuza, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1955	Sycamore, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1955	Nurina, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1955	Dadupur, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1955	Hamirpur, IN	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1955	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1955	Batala, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1955	Pathankot, IN	daily rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1955	Howell Wwtp, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1955	Malpura, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1955	Eau Claire 4 NE, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1955	Jammu (In-AFB), IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1955	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1955	Kargil, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	46 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

1802 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1955. 1955 had 629 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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	402
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2