Weather Records on 7 October 1955

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1955. Highest significance: Madison Sewage Plt, US.

Key Facts for 7 October 1955

On 7 October 1955, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 615 daily.
Madison Sewage Plt set a daily record precipitation of 98.6 mm (3.9 in) on 7 October 1955.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 7 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tin Tin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Channel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vaduj	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Owk	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barpukhuri	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coliban Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 349, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 7 October 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	349
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 615.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

523 broken records

Margins by which the 523 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1955

Top 20 records on 7 October 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1955	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1955	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1955	Tin Tin, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1955	Markland Dam 39, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1955	Williamstown, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1955	Carrollton Lock 1, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1955	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1955	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1955	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1955	Baldwinsville, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1955	Urandangi, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1955	Huntington, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1955	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1955	Trenton Falls, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1955	Bluffton Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1955	Munising, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1955	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1955	Lake Konomoc, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1955	Budapest, HU	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1955	Rock 1 E, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	38 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 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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 10	407
10 to 20	71
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1