Weather Records on 13 February 1956

311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1956. Highest significance: Rocky Hall Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 February 1956

On 13 February 1956, 311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 302 daily.
Rocky Hall Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 13 February 1956.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

311 stations

311 station records on 13 February 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	165.7 mm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boschkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Viking	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsgate	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

311 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 13 February 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 13 February 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 302.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

261 broken records

Margins by which the 261 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1956

Top 20 records on 13 February 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1956	Rocky Hall Post Office, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1956	Kingston, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1956	Vega 2NW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1956	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	165.7 mm (6.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1956	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1956	Alice Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1956	Sao Joao Do Cariri, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1956	Boschkloof, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1956	Freiburg, DE	daily low min	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1956	Freiburg, DE	daily low max	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1956	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	7.6 C (13.7 F)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1956	Superior, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1956	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1956	Milagres, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1956	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1956	Crato, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1956	Pitea, SE	daily low max	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1956	Gallivare_A, SE	daily low max	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1956	Jokkmokk, SE	daily low max	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1956	Capella Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	31 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

1794 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 311 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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	238
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1