Weather Records on 17 October 1955

562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1955. Highest significance: Aseral, NO.

Key Facts for 17 October 1955

On 17 October 1955, 562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 552 daily.
Aseral set a monthly record snow depth of 40.0 cm (15.7 in) on 17 October 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

562 stations

562 station records on 17 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zacapu (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

562 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 283, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 17 October 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 17 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 552.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1955

Top 20 records on 17 October 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1955	Aseral, NO	monthly snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1955	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1955	Blackwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1955	Madurai, IN	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1955	Zitacuaro, MX	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1955	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1955	Riverslea Tm, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1955	Tadepalligudem, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1955	Colachel Salt Fa, IN	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1955	Bhimavaram, IN	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1955	Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S, MX	monthly low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1955	Spot Pond, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1955	Ponnani, IN	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1955	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1955	Razole(Rajole), IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1955	Manginapudi, IN	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1955	Avanigadda, IN	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1955	San Diego Curupatzeo, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1955	Donnybrook, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1955	Kothapeta, IN	monthly rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 562 records.

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

Records on 10-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	2
1808	2
1810	1
1811	1
1817	1
1820	1
1830	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	7
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	5
1894	2
1895	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	17
1905	12
1906	3
1907	16
1908	46
1909	18
1910	13
1911	24
1912	12
1913	26
1914	72
1915	7
1916	81
1917	29
1918	20
1919	34
1920	82
1921	64
1922	60
1923	149
1924	81
1925	324
1926	153
1927	163
1928	530
1929	119
1930	441
1931	431
1932	345
1933	190
1934	262
1935	337
1936	338
1937	865
1938	710
1939	424
1940	580
1941	194
1942	349
1943	1,173
1944	415
1945	289
1946	437
1947	744
1948	724
1949	442
1950	809
1951	274
1952	474
1953	463
1954	579
1955	562
1956	353
1957	245
1958	415
1959	403
1960	432
1961	525
1962	350
1963	513
1964	492
1965	920
1966	551
1967	576
1968	929
1969	714
1970	815
1971	1,053
1972	866
1973	542
1974	1,055
1975	605
1976	1,381
1977	1,060
1978	583
1979	468
1980	1,366
1981	555
1982	575
1983	526
1984	1,551
1985	585
1986	354
1987	828
1988	827
1989	1,163
1990	1,109
1991	1,352
1992	1,384
1993	1,001
1994	1,306
1995	1,076
1996	987
1997	1,114
1998	1,455
1999	815
2000	461
2001	878
2002	992
2003	764
2004	935
2005	643
2006	1,506
2007	690
2008	467
2009	1,606
2010	625
2011	734
2012	550
2013	516
2014	530
2015	843
2016	1,559
2017	743
2018	1,163
2019	504
2020	889
2021	294
2022	964
2023	544
2024	994
2025	363

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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 25	444
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1