Weather Records on 31 October 1955

427 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1955. Highest significance: Oak Park Station, AU.

Key Facts for 31 October 1955

On 31 October 1955, 427 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 405 daily.
Oak Park Station set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 31 October 1955.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

427 stations

427 station records on 31 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Varzea Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan (Rodmell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springdale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carlyle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cherapalaseri	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.5 C (-37.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

427 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 31 October 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 31 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 405.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

360 broken records

Margins by which the 360 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1955

Top 20 records on 31 October 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1955	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1955	Lockhart Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1955	Varzea Alegre, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1955	Cavendish, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1955	Quebec, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1955	Barellan (Rodmell), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1955	Woodville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1955	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1955	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1955	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1955	Bergplaats (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1955	Ensay, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1955	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1955	Clyde Lock 26, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1955	Kidston Gold Mine, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1955	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1955	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1955	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1955	Gouna (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1955	Narrandera Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	37 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

1805 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1955. 1955 had 427 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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 25	302
25 to 50	37
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1