Weather Records on 21 October 1955

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1955. Highest significance: Lowestoft, GB.

Key Facts for 21 October 1955

On 21 October 1955, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 428 daily.
Lowestoft set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.1 mm (2.2 in) on 21 October 1955.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 21 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moree (Talmoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mascot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rustplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Invergordon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garrah (Wirringulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Drung Drung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 367, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 21 October 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	367
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 21 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 51, daily 428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1955

Top 20 records on 21 October 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1955	Lowestoft, GB	monthly rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1955	Antenor Navarro, BR	monthly rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1955	Enngonia (Shearer Street), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1955	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1955	Hosadurga, IN	all-time rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1955	New Angledool Telephone Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1955	Finley Post Office, AU	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1955	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1955	Lockhart Bowling Club, AU	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1955	Bellellen, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1955	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1955	Lightning Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1955	Moree (Talmoi), AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1955	Argalong (the Farm), AU	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1955	Barnawartha, AU	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1955	Mascot, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1955	Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot, AU	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1955	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1955	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1955	Toulby, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 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

1795 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 481 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	366
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1