Weather Records on 20 October 1955

529 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1955. Highest significance: Goolwa Council Depot, AU.

Key Facts for 20 October 1955

On 20 October 1955, 529 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 519 daily.
Goolwa Council Depot set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 20 October 1955.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

529 stations

529 station records on 20 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Daysdale (Dennison Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tiangua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Finniss	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aldinga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Streatham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parbhani	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minimay (Booroopki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ghairatganj	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Risod	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (Midkin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paulistana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

529 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 334, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 20 October 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	334
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 20 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

450 broken records

Margins by which the 450 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1955

Top 20 records on 20 October 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1955	Goolwa Council Depot, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1955	Uman, UA	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1955	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1955	Yielima Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1955	Milang, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1955	Willunga, AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1955	Myponga, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1955	Aseral, NO	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1955	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1955	Daysdale (Dennison Street), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1955	Tiangua, BR	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1955	Halden, NO	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1955	Finniss, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1955	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1955	Micurinsk, RU	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1955	Stansbury, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1955	Aldinga Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1955	Meadows, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1955	Chickballapur, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1955	Langhorne Creek 2, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	45 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 529 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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	395
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1