Weather Records on 24 March 1956

607 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1956. Highest significance: Prince Albert Road, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 March 1956

On 24 March 1956, 607 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
306 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 576 daily.
Prince Albert Road set a daily record precipitation of 43.0 mm (1.7 in) on 24 March 1956.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

607 stations

607 station records on 24 March 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Forquilha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdoornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brandwag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedagt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walden 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Passagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record snow depth	205.7 cm (81.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

607 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 257, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 24 March 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	257
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 24 March 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 576.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

500 broken records

Margins by which the 500 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1956

Top 20 records on 24 March 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1956	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1956	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1956	Kingston, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1956	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1956	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1956	Gnalta, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1956	Acude Forquilha, BR	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1956	Elmira, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1956	Worcester, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1956	Cobar (Meryula), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1956	Acude Tucunduba, BR	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1956	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1956	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1956	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1956	Addison, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1956	Grootdoornrivier, ZA	monthly rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1956	Jamestown, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1956	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1956	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1956	Monroe, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 years	37 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

1794 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 607 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	476
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	2