Weather Records on 5 April 1956

304 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1956. Highest significance: Mincha, AU.

Key Facts for 5 April 1956

On 5 April 1956, 304 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 290 daily.
Mincha set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 5 April 1956.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

304 stations

304 station records on 5 April 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kampur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barpeta	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crookhaven Heads	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenloth East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bijni	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Campos Sales	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

304 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 5 April 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 5 April 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 290.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

235 broken records

Margins by which the 235 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

5 April 1956

Top 20 records on 5 April 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1956	Mincha, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Kampur, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Greensboro, US	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Jindabyne West (Hiawatha), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Tallulah, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Mountain View, CA	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Wallace, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Sagunbari, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Anderson, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Kerkeriya, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Gundagai, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Goalpara, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Nowgong, IN	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Marulan (George St), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Adelong Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1956	Farmerville, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 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

1809 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1956. 1956 had 304 records.

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

Records on 04-05 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1815	2
1828	1
1848	2
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1870	1
1874	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	4
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	15
1904	3
1905	30
1906	4
1907	15
1908	12
1909	33
1910	74
1911	82
1912	44
1913	11
1914	31
1915	36
1916	38
1917	43
1918	66
1919	36
1920	94
1921	158
1922	126
1923	107
1924	46
1925	111
1926	394
1927	149
1928	382
1929	1,124
1930	155
1931	162
1932	254
1933	379
1934	302
1935	416
1936	576
1937	427
1938	215
1939	356
1940	214
1941	401
1942	448
1943	344
1944	831
1945	460
1946	290
1947	649
1948	262
1949	379
1950	593
1951	305
1952	517
1953	249
1954	605
1955	364
1956	304
1957	795
1958	479
1959	559
1960	770
1961	523
1962	324
1963	546
1964	675
1965	456
1966	518
1967	745
1968	590
1969	498
1970	499
1971	481
1972	685
1973	680
1974	652
1975	1,581
1976	335
1977	880
1978	486
1979	886
1980	486
1981	927
1982	1,964
1983	1,909
1984	703
1985	922
1986	800
1987	1,687
1988	1,054
1989	945
1990	868
1991	1,595
1992	827
1993	627
1994	734
1995	1,500
1996	827
1997	2,108
1998	808
1999	1,658
2000	1,194
2001	1,097
2002	790
2003	1,120
2004	756
2005	856
2006	1,070
2007	1,144
2008	685
2009	1,096
2010	926
2011	974
2012	745
2013	987
2014	444
2015	433
2016	828
2017	518
2018	906
2019	373
2020	483
2021	1,030
2022	758
2023	2,543
2024	1,289
2025	1,320
2026	782

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Data for records on 1956-04-05: 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	228
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1