Weather Records on 10 April 1955

650 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1955. Highest significance: Baku, AZ.

Key Facts for 10 April 1955

On 10 April 1955, 650 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 647 daily.
Baku set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 10 April 1955.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

650 stations

650 station records on 10 April 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dellyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Henley Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belvoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bally Bally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bronson	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Tarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manavi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillriver Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northern Gully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chirelillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

650 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 10 April 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 10 April 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 647.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

567 broken records

Margins by which the 567 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 530.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1955

Top 20 records on 10 April 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1955	Baku, AZ	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	Melville, US	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	Pearl River, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	Duranillin, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	Rottnest Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	Narrawong, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	Lake Pingrup, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	Vastervik, SE	daily low min	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	9.1 C (16.4 F)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	Dellyanine, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	Henley Park, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	Ootacamund Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	Belvoir, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	Amite, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1955	Kojonup, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	38 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

1793 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 650 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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 100	560
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1