Weather Records on 7 February 1956

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1956. Highest significance: Bauple, AU.

Key Facts for 7 February 1956

On 7 February 1956, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 591 daily.
Bauple set a daily record precipitation of 147.1 mm (5.8 in) on 7 February 1956.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

605 stations

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

Weather records on 7 February 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Silverstreams	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Windera Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dingwall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Old Town	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colton Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nackara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 417, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 7 February 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	417
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 7 February 1956 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 10, daily 591.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

538 broken records

Margins by which the 538 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 1956

Top 20 records on 7 February 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1956	Bauple, AU	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1956	Stamford Station, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1956	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1956	Vega 2NW, US	all-time snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1956	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1956	Tiaro, AU	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1956	Gammon Ranges (Umberatana), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1956	Silverstreams, ZA	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1956	Eastport, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1956	Windera Creek, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1956	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1956	Quinyambie, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1956	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1956	Biggenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1956	Lynway, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1956	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1956	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1956	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1956	Wooroona, AU	all-time rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1956	Yengarie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	46 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

1803 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1956. 1956 had 605 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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Data for records on 1956-02-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	469
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1