Weather Records on 20 March 1956

527 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1956. Highest significance: Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU.

Key Facts for 20 March 1956

On 20 March 1956, 527 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 229 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 512 daily.
Wilcannia (Culpaulin) set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 20 March 1956.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

527 stations

527 station records on 20 March 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alawoona (Schells Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Avondale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bakara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mayneside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fermoy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walden 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irymple (Arlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

527 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 20 March 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 20 March 1956 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 512.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

440 broken records

Margins by which the 440 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1956

Top 20 records on 20 March 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1956	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1956	Teryawynia, AU	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1956	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1956	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1956	Alawoona (Schells Well), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1956	Avondale, AU	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1956	Bakara, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1956	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1956	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1956	Kulu Halt, ZA	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1956	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1956	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1956	Adelaide Park, AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1956	Amherst, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1956	Broken Hill (Langawirra), AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1956	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1956	Trenton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1956	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1956	Mayneside, AU	all-time rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1956	Kangela, Mtubatuba, ZA	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	21 years	45 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 527 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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	411
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1