Weather Records on 25 October 1955

573 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1955. Highest significance: Canowindra (Canowindra Street), AU.

Key Facts for 25 October 1955

On 25 October 1955, 573 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 527 daily.
Canowindra (Canowindra Street) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.1 mm (3.4 in) on 25 October 1955.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

573 stations

573 station records on 25 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cookeys Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Macaiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Guarabira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Niphad	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baloda Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Nelungaloo (Nelungaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forked Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dhenkanal	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Ginghet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perthville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jankia	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

573 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 25 October 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 25 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 44, daily 527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1955

Top 20 records on 25 October 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1955	Canowindra (Canowindra Street), AU	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1955	Eugowra Post Office, AU	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1955	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1955	Cookeys Plains, AU	all-time rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	65 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1955	Macaiba, BR	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1955	Coan Downs, AU	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1955	Bogan Gate Post Office, AU	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1955	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1955	Dharwar, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1955	Joao Pessoa, BR	monthly rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1955	Sunnyside Farm, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1955	Guarabira, BR	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1955	Bilaspur, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1955	Cowra Ag Research Station, AU	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1955	Lyndhurst, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1955	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1955	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1955	Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1955	Niphad, IN	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1955	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	46 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

1800 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1955. 1955 had 573 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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 10	316
10 to 20	68
20 to 30	41
30 to 40	20
40 to 50	11
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	3