Weather Records on 13 October 1955

535 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1955. Highest significance: Rajaund, IN.

Key Facts for 13 October 1955

On 13 October 1955, 535 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 522 daily.
Rajaund set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 13 October 1955.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

535 stations

535 station records on 13 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rajaund	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kasganj	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hasanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hassanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harpur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sambhal	India	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sikandra Rao	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sahaswan	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dataganj	India	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnaur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bilhaur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narsinghpur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gird	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kulpahar	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karera	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Etah	India	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farrukhabad	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iglas	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dayanathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meerut Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mungaoli	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charkhari	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gadarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	299.2 mm (11.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moradabad	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gulah(Gula)	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mussoorie	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	223.8 mm (8.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aonla	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nagina	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ghaziabad	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uniara (Aligarh)	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

535 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 402.

Records on 13 October 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	402
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 522.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

488 broken records

Margins by which the 488 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1955

Top 20 records on 13 October 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1955	Rajaund, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1955	Kasganj, IN	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1955	Hasanpur, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1955	Hoshiarpur, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1955	Kanpur, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1955	Hassanpur, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1955	Khurja, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1955	Tanda, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1955	Harpur, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1955	Carmichael (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1955	Sambhal, IN	monthly rain	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1955	Rajakhera, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1955	Khairagarh, IN	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1955	Sikandra Rao, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1955	Sahaswan, IN	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1955	Dataganj, IN	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1955	Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo), BR	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1955	Gunnaur, IN	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1955	Aliganj, IN	daily rain	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1955	Bilhaur, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	16 years	50 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 535 records.

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

Records on 10-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1817	1
1831	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	2
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	6
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	8
1902	16
1903	10
1904	18
1905	5
1906	10
1907	16
1908	13
1909	39
1910	26
1911	13
1912	21
1913	29
1914	21
1915	79
1916	52
1917	30
1918	28
1919	47
1920	41
1921	74
1922	22
1923	159
1924	77
1925	208
1926	137
1927	225
1928	470
1929	169
1930	375
1931	317
1932	315
1933	186
1934	445
1935	310
1936	251
1937	371
1938	525
1939	203
1940	267
1941	555
1942	351
1943	501
1944	350
1945	252
1946	374
1947	399
1948	294
1949	599
1950	704
1951	411
1952	335
1953	275
1954	1,071
1955	535
1956	857
1957	629
1958	535
1959	536
1960	383
1961	433
1962	840
1963	519
1964	515
1965	180
1966	878
1967	307
1968	577
1969	2,308
1970	672
1971	576
1972	534
1973	811
1974	423
1975	1,002
1976	900
1977	1,036
1978	800
1979	922
1980	742
1981	973
1982	1,328
1983	1,412
1984	495
1985	979
1986	1,468
1987	1,155
1988	1,499
1989	571
1990	1,391
1991	807
1992	1,150
1993	932
1994	904
1995	1,224
1996	619
1997	1,790
1998	840
1999	696
2000	768
2001	1,112
2002	922
2003	764
2004	735
2005	761
2006	1,571
2007	602
2008	1,479
2009	1,777
2010	626
2011	772
2012	819
2013	478
2014	552
2015	853
2016	572
2017	708
2018	1,475
2019	874
2020	532
2021	1,413
2022	972
2023	1,060
2024	962
2025	760
2026	776

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 October 1955
Margin	Records
0 to 50	423
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1