Weather Records on 6 December 1955

345 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1955. Highest significance: Ingham Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 December 1955

On 6 December 1955, 345 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 336 daily.
Ingham Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 217.7 mm (8.6 in) on 6 December 1955.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

345 stations

345 station records on 6 December 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camptonville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

345 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 6 December 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 6 December 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 336.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

279 broken records

Margins by which the 279 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1955

Top 20 records on 6 December 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1955	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1955	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1955	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1955	Fortaleza (Escola Regional), BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1955	Colgate Powerhouse, US	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1955	Bliss 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1955	Cerro, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1955	Piripiri, BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1955	Fortaleza, BR	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1955	Jiggs 3 N, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1955	Lindsay, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1955	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1955	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1955	Snake Rvr, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1955	Oakland, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1955	Oroville Brg, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1955	Vanersborg, SE	monthly high max	11.2 C (52.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1955	Samnanger, NO	monthly rain	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1955	Camptonville Rs, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1955	Weaverville, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	33 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

1804 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1955. 1955 had 345 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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 50	247
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1