Weather Records on 1 April 1956

744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1956. Highest significance: Bendigo Prison, AU.

Key Facts for 1 April 1956

On 1 April 1956, 744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 708 daily.
Bendigo Prison set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 1 April 1956.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

744 stations

744 station records on 1 April 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coliban Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandalwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kybybolite Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balldale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lima East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Channel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrega (Taunton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leichardt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Molka (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Penola (Comaum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barham 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fernihurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Everton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

744 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 443, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 1 April 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	443
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 1 April 1956 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 33, daily 708.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

657 broken records

Margins by which the 657 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1956

Top 20 records on 1 April 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1956	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1956	Stuart Mill State School, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1956	Benalla (Shadforth Street), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1956	Elmhurst, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1956	Laurel Hill (Kundiewa), AU	all-time rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1956	Malmsbury Reservoir, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1956	Nyah, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1956	Dandongadale (Mountain View), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1956	Mount Buffalo Chalet, AU	daily rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1956	Wallace, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1956	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1956	Big Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1956	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1956	Langdon Exp Farm, US	monthly snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1956	Coliban Upper, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1956	Sandalwood, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1956	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1956	Kybybolite Research Centre, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1956	Balldale Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1956	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 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

1803 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1956. 1956 had 744 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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Data for records on 1956-04-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	640
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1