Weather Records on 8 October 1955

600 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1955. Highest significance: Romsey, AU.

Key Facts for 8 October 1955

On 8 October 1955, 600 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 596 daily.
Romsey set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 8 October 1955.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

600 stations

600 station records on 8 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glenaroua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra River (Yarra Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woolmers Settlement	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uniara (Aligarh)	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ford Lock 1O	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blessington Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dante	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

600 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 464.

Records on 8 October 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	464
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 596.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1955

Top 20 records on 8 October 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1955	Romsey, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1955	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1955	Kilmore Assumption College, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1955	Glenaroua, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1955	Broadford Golf Course, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1955	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1955	Cobar (Double Gates), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1955	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1955	Yarra River (Yarra Glen), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1955	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1955	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1955	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1955	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1955	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1955	Heathcote Junction, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1955	Westbury (Valley View), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1955	Woolmers Settlement, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1955	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1955	Uniara (Aligarh), IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1955	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	45 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 600 records.

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

Records on 10-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1812	1
1815	1
1824	2
1829	1
1834	1
1839	2
1843	1
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	3
1865	2
1869	1
1870	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	6
1889	5
1890	2
1891	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	13
1901	5
1903	6
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	17
1908	27
1909	9
1910	13
1911	14
1912	17
1913	66
1914	27
1915	18
1916	121
1917	47
1918	33
1919	98
1920	104
1921	90
1922	51
1923	127
1924	118
1925	207
1926	162
1927	106
1928	303
1929	75
1930	400
1931	391
1932	283
1933	237
1934	241
1935	427
1936	645
1937	262
1938	331
1939	810
1940	170
1941	587
1942	209
1943	405
1944	191
1945	314
1946	471
1947	311
1948	344
1949	1,198
1950	535
1951	417
1952	1,034
1953	401
1954	521
1955	600
1956	556
1957	473
1958	451
1959	962
1960	316
1961	630
1962	597
1963	363
1964	1,078
1965	449
1966	394
1967	452
1968	405
1969	307
1970	1,672
1971	468
1972	367
1973	770
1974	604
1975	1,034
1976	1,302
1977	818
1978	671
1979	882
1980	758
1981	719
1982	1,184
1983	712
1984	694
1985	1,635
1986	429
1987	1,271
1988	793
1989	641
1990	1,438
1991	915
1992	1,277
1993	946
1994	1,259
1995	703
1996	1,261
1997	2,604
1998	941
1999	1,196
2000	2,916
2001	810
2002	706
2003	1,225
2004	748
2005	1,303
2006	625
2007	1,924
2008	582
2009	1,506
2010	1,062
2011	1,055
2012	943
2013	496
2014	554
2015	682
2016	550
2017	944
2018	1,135
2019	532
2020	1,163
2021	766
2022	572
2023	720
2024	877
2025	585
2026	784

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 October 1955
Margin	Records
0 to 10	399
10 to 20	99
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	1