Weather Records on 4 April 1956

426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1956. Highest significance: Langdon Exp Farm, US.

Key Facts for 4 April 1956

On 4 April 1956, 426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 414 daily.
Langdon Exp Farm set a daily record snow depth of 68.6 cm (27.0 in) on 4 April 1956.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

426 stations

426 station records on 4 April 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tullamore (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itatira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Florence at Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muncie 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lac Onatchiway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Acarape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Matong (Bonnie Doon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

426 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 4 April 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 4 April 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 414.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

339 broken records

Margins by which the 339 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

4 April 1956

Top 20 records on 4 April 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1956	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Rani(Ranigoda), IN	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Lundbreck, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Lundbreck, CA	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Tullamore (Old Post Office), AU	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Collegeville, CA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Itatira, BR	monthly rain	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Wallace, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Penedo, BR	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Glacier, CA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Glacier, CA	daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Honokane 181.1, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Propria, BR	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Kachugaon, IN	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Cream Hill, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Bulsfontein, ZA	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Caldwell, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Hermidale Tank, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1956	Florence at Lock, US	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	63 years	35 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 426 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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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	328
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1