Weather Records on 23 October 1955

266 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1955. Highest significance: Warroo (Geeron), AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 1955

On 23 October 1955, 266 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 263 daily.
Warroo (Geeron) set a daily record precipitation of 59.2 mm (2.3 in) on 23 October 1955.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

266 stations

266 station records on 23 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ahwa	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thornton Bvrt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gosaba	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkanika	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Jacks Creek No3)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pimpelner	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narrawa (Hollywood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bonth	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alwaye Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Itatira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajan	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jasdan	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

266 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 October 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 263.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

222 broken records

Margins by which the 222 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1955

Top 20 records on 23 October 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1955	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1955	Ahwa, IN	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1955	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1955	Willow Tree (Highlands), AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1955	Appleton, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1955	Thornton Bvrt, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1955	Gosaba, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1955	Mondovi, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1955	Curlewis (Wandobah), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1955	Sherthala, IN	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1955	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1955	Rajkanika, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1955	Cubbaroo, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1955	Borenore Store, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1955	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	69 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1955	Glenormiston, AU	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1955	Blackville Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1955	Trundle (Murrumbogie), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1955	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1955	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	38 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

1795 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 266 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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	190
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1