Weather Records on 19 March 1956

556 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1956. Highest significance: Charlotte Plains, AU.

Key Facts for 19 March 1956

On 19 March 1956, 556 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 526 daily.
Charlotte Plains set an all-time record daily precipitation of 143.3 mm (5.6 in) on 19 March 1956.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

556 stations

556 station records on 19 March 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mahone Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	162.5 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nqutu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

556 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 19 March 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 19 March 1956 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 24, daily 526.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

489 broken records

Margins by which the 489 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1956

Top 20 records on 19 March 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1956	Charlotte Plains, AU	all-time rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1956	New Brunswick Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1956	Blue Hill Coop, US	monthly snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1956	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1956	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1956	Burenda, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1956	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1956	Mankayane, SZ	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1956	Flemington 5 NNW, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1956	Storrs, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1956	Vineland, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1956	Sawoti, ZA	monthly rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1956	Mahone Bay, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1956	Norwalk, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1956	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1956	Jersey City, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1956	Vineland, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1956	Besonderheid"Byzonderhd.", ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1956	Kingston, US	all-time snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1956	Kloofend, ZA	monthly rain	162.5 mm (6.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	47 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

1808 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1956. 1956 had 556 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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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 200	475
200 to 400	10
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1