Weather Records on 19 October 1955

475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1955. Highest significance: Parbhani, IN.

Key Facts for 19 October 1955

On 19 October 1955, 475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 466 daily.
Parbhani set a monthly record daily precipitation of 168.9 mm (6.6 in) on 19 October 1955.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

475 stations

475 station records on 19 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parbhani	India	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
The Warren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie (Goulburn Weir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rahuri	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shevgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dhond	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gvarv	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pathardi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mirajgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parner	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

475 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 19 October 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 19 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 466.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

378 broken records

Margins by which the 378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1955

Top 20 records on 19 October 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1955	Parbhani, IN	monthly rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1955	Belgaum, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1955	The Warren, AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1955	Karjat, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1955	Bhir, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1955	Nagambie (Goulburn Weir), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1955	Sao Goncalo, BR	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1955	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1955	Ootacamund Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1955	Rjukan, NO	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1955	Aseral, NO	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1955	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1955	Pilao Arcado, BR	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1955	Joao Amaro, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1955	Rahuri, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1955	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1955	Shevgaon, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1955	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1955	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1955	Holbrook (Annandayle), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 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

1806 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1955. 1955 had 475 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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 50	367
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1