Weather Records on 12 October 1955

383 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1955. Highest significance: Karnaprayag, IN.

Key Facts for 12 October 1955

On 12 October 1955, 383 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 375 daily.
Karnaprayag set a daily record precipitation of 112.8 mm (4.4 in) on 12 October 1955.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

383 stations

383 station records on 12 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Karhal	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kasganj	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bah	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bharthana	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lahar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Etawah	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tirora	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sambhal	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bilari	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baheri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarila	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagaon Bhogaon	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aonla	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hasanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bhind	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rudrapur/Kitchha	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ghansore	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Debiabhoj Diyabh	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Etah	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mustafabad Jasra	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shikohabad	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

383 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 12 October 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 375.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

334 broken records

Margins by which the 334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1955

Top 20 records on 12 October 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1955	Karnaprayag, IN	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	Karhal, IN	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	Kasganj, IN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	Bah, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	Pithoragarh, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	Berinag, IN	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	Kilba, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	Bharthana, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	Cowra Ag Research Station, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	Lahar, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	Etawah, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	Kathgodam, IN	monthly rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	Tirora, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	Aliganj, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	Sambhal, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	Bilari, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1955	Joshimath, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	41 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

1805 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1955. 1955 had 383 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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	239
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	21
80 to 100	9
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	3