Philadelphia Weather in 1955

Historical record of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania weather for the year 1955 based on NOAA data.

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1955 Philadelphia Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	100 °F	August 6
Lowest temperature	5 °F	February 3
Highest daily low	77 °F	July 23
Lowest daily high	16 °F	February 3
Most daily precipitation	3.3 inches	August 12
Most daily snow	3.6 inches	February 2
Total annual precipitation	33.0 inches	-
Total annual snow	16.1 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Philadelphia in 1955?

The highest temperature recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1955 was 100 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Philadelphia in 1955

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	100 °F	Aug 6
1	100 °F	Jul 22
3	99 °F	Aug 2
4	98 °F	Jul 23
5	97 °F	Aug 5
5	97 °F	Jul 5
7	96 °F	Jul 21
7	96 °F	Jul 17
7	96 °F	Jul 4
10	95 °F	Aug 20
10	95 °F	Aug 1
10	95 °F	Jul 27
10	95 °F	Jul 18
10	95 °F	Jul 6
10	95 °F	Jul 3

What was the coldest temperature in Philadelphia in 1955?

The lowest temperature recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1955 was 5 °F which happened on Feb 3.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Philadelphia in 1955

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	5 °F	February 3
2	9 °F	December 21
2	9 °F	February 4
4	11 °F	December 20
4	11 °F	January 28
6	12 °F	December 22
6	12 °F	February 12
8	14 °F	December 28
8	14 °F	February 2
8	14 °F	January 31

January 1955 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	51	34	0.00	0.0
January 2	57	41	0.15	0.0
January 3	47	35	0.00	0.0
January 4	53	32	0.00	0.0
January 5	39	28	0.00	0.0
January 6	46	34	0.08	0.0
January 7	41	32	0.00	0.0
January 8	41	28	0.00	0.0
January 9	37	28	0.00	0.0
January 10	46	32	0.00	0.0
January 11	38	27	0.00	0.0
January 12	37	24	0.00	0.0
January 13	33	26	0.09	0.8
January 14	35	25	0.00	0.0
January 15	40	28	0.02	0.2
January 16	40	29	0.00	0.0
January 17	35	27	0.00	0.0
January 18	39	24	0.00	0.0
January 19	40	26	0.00	0.0
January 20	32	23	0.00	0.0
January 21	36	19	0.00	0.0
January 22	41	28	0.11	1.7
January 23	34	29	0.00	0.0
January 24	39	28	0.00	0.0
January 25	40	25	0.00	0.0
January 26	41	27	0.00	0.0
January 27	40	16	0.00	0.0
January 28	27	11	0.00	0.0
January 29	28	18	0.00	0.0
January 30	25	15	0.00	0.0
January 31	30	14	0.00	0.0

February 1955 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	40	28	0.07	0.3
February 2	33	14	0.58	3.6
February 3	16	5	0.00	0.0
February 4	34	9	0.00	0.0
February 5	38	19	0.00	0.0
February 6	52	33	0.59	0.0
February 7	52	34	0.08	0.0
February 8	42	28	0.00	0.0
February 9	44	25	0.00	0.0
February 10	57	33	0.00	0.0
February 11	57	22	0.63	2.6
February 12	22	12	0.00	0.0
February 13	26	15	0.00	0.0
February 14	35	17	0.00	0.0
February 15	42	30	0.00	0.0
February 16	51	29	0.00	0.0
February 17	47	35	0.03	0.0
February 18	43	31	0.00	0.0
February 19	53	29	0.00	0.0
February 20	58	34	0.00	0.0
February 21	50	34	0.00	0.0
February 22	54	39	0.06	0.0
February 23	55	37	0.42	0.0
February 24	40	29	0.02	0.3
February 25	52	29	0.00	0.0
February 26	49	32	0.00	0.0
February 27	49	42	0.01	0.0
February 28	66	40	0.00	0.0

March 1955 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	65	46	0.20	0.0
March 2	59	39	0.00	0.0
March 3	55	37	0.11	0.0
March 4	48	37	1.00	0.0
March 5	39	34	0.02	0.0
March 6	44	33	0.58	0.0
March 7	37	24	0.00	0.0
March 8	38	20	0.00	0.0
March 9	65	36	0.00	0.0
March 10	73	46	0.00	0.0
March 11	63	54	0.00	0.0
March 12	63	45	0.00	0.0
March 13	59	44	0.00	0.0
March 14	57	35	0.00	0.0
March 15	52	34	0.22	0.0
March 16	67	41	0.00	0.0
March 17	42	32	0.00	0.0
March 18	44	31	0.21	2.6
March 19	49	35	0.00	0.0
March 20	57	31	0.00	0.0
March 21	45	40	0.50	0.0
March 22	70	38	1.61	0.0
March 23	54	34	0.00	0.0
March 24	65	41	0.00	0.0
March 25	55	37	0.04	0.0
March 26	48	25	0.31	0.0
March 27	38	24	0.00	0.0
March 28	40	26	0.00	0.0
March 29	43	27	0.00	0.0
March 30	58	37	0.00	0.0
March 31	60	38	0.00	0.0

April 1955 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	72	45	0.00
April 2	73	45	0.00
April 3	58	42	0.00
April 4	62	38	0.00
April 5	69	43	0.00
April 6	58	48	0.12
April 7	55	36	0.00
April 8	55	34	0.00
April 9	71	41	0.00
April 10	78	46	0.00
April 11	83	52	0.00
April 12	63	43	0.82
April 13	51	43	0.17
April 14	71	49	0.09
April 15	72	55	0.03
April 16	72	45	0.00
April 17	54	43	0.03
April 18	70	48	0.00
April 19	75	51	0.02
April 20	64	46	0.01
April 21	69	45	0.22
April 22	78	53	0.06
April 23	79	53	0.00
April 24	62	47	0.05
April 25	53	46	0.15
April 26	51	44	0.07
April 27	54	45	0.02
April 28	63	46	0.00
April 29	64	51	0.07
April 30	80	52	0.00

May 1955 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	73	51	0.00
May 2	77	46	0.00
May 3	74	52	0.00
May 4	80	53	0.00
May 5	88	60	0.00
May 6	73	53	0.00
May 7	74	46	0.00
May 8	73	52	0.03
May 9	64	47	0.00
May 10	58	47	0.02
May 11	71	52	0.00
May 12	79	54	0.00
May 13	71	53	0.00
May 14	74	57	0.00
May 15	74	54	0.00
May 16	76	52	0.00
May 17	64	50	0.00
May 18	73	45	0.00
May 19	80	54	0.00
May 20	80	54	0.00
May 21	84	57	0.00
May 22	80	57	0.00
May 23	83	67	0.10
May 24	89	66	0.00
May 25	86	68	0.00
May 26	80	64	0.00
May 27	76	58	0.00
May 28	79	58	0.00
May 29	92	67	0.34
May 30	82	66	0.16
May 31	71	57	0.26

June 1955 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	70	53	0.00
June 2	69	56	0.00
June 3	73	56	0.00
June 4	73	54	0.04
June 5	87	62	0.07
June 6	82	58	0.00
June 7	82	59	0.00
June 8	61	52	2.00
June 9	58	52	0.20
June 10	73	50	0.00
June 11	65	58	0.49
June 12	81	60	0.07
June 13	74	59	0.00
June 14	70	56	0.02
June 15	80	56	0.00
June 16	86	60	0.00
June 17	88	66	0.00
June 18	87	62	0.00
June 19	73	66	0.29
June 20	87	62	0.04
June 21	86	66	0.00
June 22	90	69	0.00
June 23	89	68	0.27
June 24	83	67	0.15
June 25	75	60	0.42
June 26	76	55	0.00
June 27	81	59	0.00
June 28	85	58	0.00
June 29	89	62	0.00
June 30	88	67	0.00

July 1955 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	86	74	0.01
July 2	92	74	0.00
July 3	95	73	0.00
July 4	96	70	0.00
July 5	97	76	0.00
July 6	95	73	0.01
July 7	87	72	0.00
July 8	90	68	0.00
July 9	89	69	0.00
July 10	92	75	0.00
July 11	92	73	0.00
July 12	87	67	0.00
July 13	86	63	0.00
July 14	87	64	0.00
July 15	92	69	0.00
July 16	93	77	0.02
July 17	96	75	0.00
July 18	95	76	0.00
July 19	94	75	0.00
July 20	92	72	0.00
July 21	96	72	0.00
July 22	100	72	0.00
July 23	98	77	0.00
July 24	84	71	0.92
July 25	89	71	0.07
July 26	91	72	0.00
July 27	95	75	0.00
July 28	93	72	0.00
July 29	77	69	0.00
July 30	79	68	0.00
July 31	88	69	0.01

August 1955 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	95	73	0.00
August 2	99	76	0.12
August 3	93	75	0.00
August 4	90	74	0.12
August 5	97	75	0.00
August 6	100	76	0.02
August 7	93	74	0.22
August 8	77	66	0.26
August 9	80	65	0.00
August 10	80	66	0.00
August 11	89	70	0.00
August 12	74	69	3.29
August 13	81	71	2.15
August 14	87	76	0.04
August 15	89	73	0.00
August 16	87	72	0.16
August 17	87	75	0.44
August 18	84	75	2.32
August 19	91	71	0.06
August 20	95	70	0.00
August 21	93	72	0.00
August 22	91	70	0.22
August 23	86	70	0.03
August 24	76	60	0.00
August 25	78	62	0.00
August 26	81	57	0.00
August 27	87	64	0.00
August 28	81	64	0.00
August 29	73	63	0.00
August 30	85	69	0.00
August 31	81	69	0.25

September 1955 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	83	67	0.00
September 2	79	69	0.00
September 3	77	67	0.02
September 4	82	66	0.00
September 5	83	65	0.00
September 6	84	69	0.00
September 7	85	61	0.00
September 8	72	52	0.00
September 9	74	52	0.00
September 10	80	58	0.00
September 11	81	64	0.00
September 12	73	54	0.00
September 13	72	51	0.00
September 14	78	49	0.00
September 15	84	64	0.05
September 16	80	64	0.00
September 17	81	62	0.00
September 18	81	65	0.00
September 19	76	65	0.02
September 20	85	62	0.48
September 21	72	54	0.00
September 22	66	53	0.00
September 23	69	60	0.14
September 24	74	60	0.53
September 25	72	55	0.00
September 26	66	49	0.00
September 27	71	47	0.00
September 28	79	60	0.33
September 29	73	54	0.00
September 30	75	54	0.14

October 1955 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	71	57	0.00
October 2	71	52	0.00
October 3	71	50	0.00
October 4	73	48	0.00
October 5	74	53	0.05
October 6	75	63	0.35
October 7	84	68	0.00
October 8	72	52	0.73
October 9	70	48	0.00
October 10	77	48	0.00
October 11	81	55	0.00
October 12	81	53	0.00
October 13	79	55	0.00
October 14	71	63	1.66
October 15	67	56	1.04
October 16	57	50	0.05
October 17	64	46	0.00
October 18	63	46	0.00
October 19	62	47	0.01
October 20	66	45	0.00
October 21	68	47	0.00
October 22	57	40	0.00
October 23	63	36	0.00
October 24	72	44	0.08
October 25	52	41	0.00
October 26	65	39	0.00
October 27	62	40	0.00
October 28	72	41	0.00
October 29	70	49	0.00
October 30	68	49	0.56
October 31	61	40	0.00

November 1955 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	58	39	0.00	0.0
November 2	67	40	0.00	0.0
November 3	66	45	0.00	0.0
November 4	47	41	0.00	0.0
November 5	50	38	0.00	0.0
November 6	56	34	0.00	0.0
November 7	50	38	0.10	0.0
November 8	52	35	0.00	0.0
November 9	48	30	0.00	0.0
November 10	49	31	0.53	0.0
November 11	54	40	0.04	0.0
November 12	69	42	0.00	0.0
November 13	70	51	0.00	0.0
November 14	76	52	0.00	0.0
November 15	54	42	0.02	0.0
November 16	63	47	0.01	0.0
November 17	58	34	0.00	0.0
November 18	46	33	0.00	0.0
November 19	38	32	0.46	2.9
November 20	36	30	0.00	0.0
November 21	50	32	0.00	0.0
November 22	49	35	0.00	0.0
November 23	62	34	0.00	0.0
November 24	52	34	0.00	0.0
November 25	41	29	0.00	0.0
November 26	42	30	0.00	0.0
November 27	48	32	0.00	0.0
November 28	55	19	0.00	0.0
November 29	30	15	0.00	0.0
November 30	41	28	0.00	0.0

December 1955 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	39	24	0.00	0.0
December 2	38	28	0.00	0.0
December 3	57	35	0.02	0.0
December 4	55	44	0.01	0.0
December 5	52	34	0.00	0.0
December 6	39	28	0.00	0.0
December 7	35	24	0.00	0.0
December 8	45	27	0.00	0.0
December 9	38	29	0.19	0.9
December 10	32	23	0.00	0.0
December 11	34	21	0.00	0.0
December 12	38	23	0.00	0.0
December 13	37	21	0.00	0.0
December 14	38	21	0.00	0.0
December 15	42	19	0.00	0.0
December 16	34	16	0.00	0.0
December 17	39	21	0.00	0.0
December 18	43	25	0.00	0.0
December 19	38	21	0.01	0.1
December 20	24	11	0.00	0.0
December 21	22	9	0.00	0.0
December 22	30	12	0.00	0.0
December 23	30	23	0.00	0.0
December 24	44	30	0.00	0.0
December 25	57	33	0.00	0.0
December 26	37	20	0.00	0.0
December 27	30	17	0.00	0.0
December 28	31	14	0.00	0.0
December 29	33	20	0.02	0.1
December 30	33	20	0.00	0.0
December 31	35	17	0.00	0.0

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Years	Station	Coordinates
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1916–1940	Philadelphia Naval Yard	location
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