Weather Records on 10 March 1956

633 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1956. Highest significance: Mitchell 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 10 March 1956

On 10 March 1956, 633 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 610 daily.
Mitchell 2 N set an all-time record daily snowfall of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 10 March 1956.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

633 stations

633 station records on 10 March 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chamberlain	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bollier	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moree (Talmoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moree (Bullerana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bijni	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fanning River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ruel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gladysvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shepherds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pokataroo (Durhambone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

633 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 373, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 10 March 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	373
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 10 March 1956 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 13, daily 610.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

569 broken records

Margins by which the 569 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1956

Top 20 records on 10 March 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1956	Mitchell 2 N, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	49 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1956	Smythe, ZA	all-time rain	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	0 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1956	Flandreau, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1956	Academy 2NE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1956	Chamberlain, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1956	Academy 2NE, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1956	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1956	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1956	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1956	St Peter, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1956	Flandreau, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1956	Alexandria, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1956	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1956	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1956	Bollier, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1956	Moree (Talmoi), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1956	Kennebec, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1956	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1956	Moree (Bullerana), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1956	Hughenden, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	41 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

1807 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1956. 1956 had 633 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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 100	545
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1