Weather Records on 7 January 1956

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1956. Highest significance: Digby, CA.

Key Facts for 7 January 1956

On 7 January 1956, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 276 daily.
Digby set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 7 January 1956.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 7 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackbutte 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora (Obs)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-46.6 C (-51.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caliente	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhauli	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karera	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lunkaransar	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crownpoint	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record low minimum temperature	-37.1 C (-34.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 61, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 7 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 7 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 276.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

215 broken records

Margins by which the 215 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1956

Top 20 records on 7 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1956	Digby, CA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1956	Paisley, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1956	Gospic, HR	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1956	Moncton, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1956	Mabel Lake, CA	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1956	Vernal, US	monthly high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1956	Canyon Dam, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1956	Riddle, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1956	Upper Stewiacke, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1956	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1956	Kentville Cda, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1956	St Margaret's Bay, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1956	Slangfontein, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1956	Chiloquin 1 E, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1956	Blackbutte 1 N, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1956	Natashquan A, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1956	Harvey Station, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	5 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1956	Zamora (Obs), MX	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1956	Casa Grande Nm, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1956	Fruitland, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	24 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

1826 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1956. 1956 had 283 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	208
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1