Weather Records on 15 October 1955

444 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1955. Highest significance: Brockville, CA.

Key Facts for 15 October 1955

On 15 October 1955, 444 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 420 daily.
Brockville set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 15 October 1955.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

444 stations

444 station records on 15 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Walden 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rifton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ahiri	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Gas Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

444 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 October 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 420.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

361 broken records

Margins by which the 361 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1955

Top 20 records on 15 October 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1955	Brockville, CA	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1955	Vajda-Guba, RU	monthly rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1955	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1955	Cream Hill, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1955	Kingston Queens U, CA	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1955	Walden 2 NE, US	monthly rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1955	Orskar_A, SE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1955	Angelica, US	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1955	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1955	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1955	Belleville, CA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1955	Weston, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1955	Worcester, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1955	Bedford Hills, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1955	Mohonk Lake, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1955	Storrs, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1955	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1955	Phillipsburg, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1955	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1955	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	51 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

1794 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 444 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	283
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	26
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	5