Weather Records on 10 October 1955

543 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1955. Highest significance: Saint Maries, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 1955

On 10 October 1955, 543 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 524 daily.
Saint Maries set a daily record precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 10 October 1955.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

543 stations

543 station records on 10 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cornucopia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anatone	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan (Rodmell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jeypore	India	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tangi	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mehama	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trident	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrak	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dhenkanal	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kesiary Kaltikri	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine (Caledonia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

543 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 10 October 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 524.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

438 broken records

Margins by which the 438 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1955

Top 20 records on 10 October 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1955	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Kellogg, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Coolamon Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Cornucopia, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Rosalia, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Anatone, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Carinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Grangeville, US	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Barnawartha, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Wallace, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Coonamble (Nardoo), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Barellan (Rodmell), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Bonners Ferry, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Pierce Rs, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1955	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	37 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

1793 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 543 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	356
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2