Weather Records on 31 August 1955

539 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1955. Highest significance: Salwani(Silvani), IN.

Key Facts for 31 August 1955

On 31 August 1955, 539 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 521 daily.
Salwani(Silvani) set a daily record precipitation of 168.9 mm (6.6 in) on 31 August 1955.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

539 stations

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

Weather records on 31 August 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salwani(Silvani)	India	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	244.3 mm (9.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Telhara	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raisen	India	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ichhawar	India	Record daily precipitation	250.2 mm (9.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narsinghpur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Akot	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jetpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sirohi	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oxnard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barwani	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shahada	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Long Beach Pub Svc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Susner	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

539 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 251.

Records on 31 August 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 521.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

407 broken records

Margins by which the 407 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1955

Top 20 records on 31 August 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1955	Salwani(Silvani), IN	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1955	Bareli, IN	all-time rain	244.3 mm (9.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1955	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1955	Baia Mare, RO	monthly low min	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1955	Telhara, IN	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1955	Alexandria, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1955	Raisen, IN	daily rain	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1955	Badnera, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1955	Newport Beach Harbor, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1955	Ichhawar, IN	all-time rain	250.2 mm (9.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1955	Mtn City, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1955	Valley Head, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1955	Churchman Brook, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1955	Kirov, RU	monthly low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1955	El Cajon 2 E, US	monthly high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1955	Melville, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1955	Narsinghpur, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1955	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low min	0.9 C (33.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1955	Bradenton Exp STN, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1955	La Pryor, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 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

1796 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 539 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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	376
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1