Weather Records on 1 December 1955

624 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1955. Highest significance: Tiruvadanai, IN.

Key Facts for 1 December 1955

On 1 December 1955, 624 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 608 daily.
Tiruvadanai set a daily record precipitation of 121.9 mm (4.8 in) on 1 December 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

624 stations

624 station records on 1 December 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wofford Hts Kernville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marayur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goose Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

624 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 119, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 1 December 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	119
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 1 December 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 608.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1955

Top 20 records on 1 December 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1955	Tiruvadanai, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1955	Melur, IN	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1955	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1955	Vattaram, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1955	Wofford Hts Kernville, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1955	Trout Lake, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1955	Iluppur, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1955	Kilanilai, IN	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1955	Valangiman, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1955	Hiawatha, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1955	Tiruppathur, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1955	Kern River Ph 1, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1955	Karambakkudi, IN	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1955	Silverton, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1955	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1955	St Patricks River (Targa Farm), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1955	Nagappattinam, IN	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1955	Jennings, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1955	Brooklana, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1955	Huntington Lake, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 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

1797 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1955. 1955 had 624 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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	455
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1