Weather Records on 11 March 1956

964 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1956. Highest significance: Yamba Pilot Station, AU.

Key Facts for 11 March 1956

On 11 March 1956, 964 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 438 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 937 daily.
Yamba Pilot Station set a daily record precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 11 March 1956.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

964 stations

964 station records on 11 March 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	284.7 mm (11.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gladysvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.4 mm (9.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ratangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meilman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremoabo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bakara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cordalba Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

964 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 229, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 209, Heaviest daily rainfall 393, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 11 March 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	229
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	209
Heaviest daily rainfall	393
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 11 March 1956 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 22, daily 937.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

828 broken records

Margins by which the 828 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1676.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1956

Top 20 records on 11 March 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1956	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1956	Tibooburra (Onepah), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1956	Gnalta, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1956	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1956	Mistassini Post, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1956	Mistassini Post, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1956	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1956	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	180.4 mm (7.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1956	Montville "Craglands", AU	daily rain	284.7 mm (11.2 in)	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1956	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1956	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1956	Wateranga, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1956	Blackbutt Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1956	Monsildale, AU	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1956	Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1956	Pillar Valley, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1956	Gladysvale, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1956	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1956	Dorrigo Post Office, AU	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1956	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	50 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

1793 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 964 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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 250	819
250 to 500	6
500 to 750	1
750 to 1000	1
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	1