Weather Records on 3 April 1956

842 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1956. Highest significance: Hamilton, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 1956

On 3 April 1956, 842 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
385 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 828 daily.
Hamilton set a daily record precipitation of 58.7 mm (2.3 in) on 3 April 1956.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

842 stations

842 station records on 3 April 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenup Dam 3O	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Lock Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Dam 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

842 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 277, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 3 April 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	277
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 3 April 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 828.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

706 broken records

Margins by which the 706 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1956

Top 20 records on 3 April 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1956	Hamilton, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Vanceburg, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Dryden, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Kukuihaele Mill 206, US	daily rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Greenup Dam 3O, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Marysville (Post Office), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Charleston 1, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Curtis, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Bertrand, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Jackson 3 NW, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Kings Mills, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Farrell Sharon, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Honokane 181.1, US	daily rain	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Brookville, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Martinsville 2 SW, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Middletown, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Armour, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1956	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	42 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

1815 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1956. 1956 had 842 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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Data for records on 1956-04-03: 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	685
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1