Weather Records on 7 April 1956

458 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1956. Highest significance: Gorki, BY.

Key Facts for 7 April 1956

On 7 April 1956, 458 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 438 daily.
Gorki set a daily record precipitation of 25.5 mm (1.0 in) on 7 April 1956.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

458 stations

458 station records on 7 April 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coward Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

458 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 7 April 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 7 April 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 438.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

377 broken records

Margins by which the 377 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1956

Top 20 records on 7 April 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1956	Gorki, BY	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1956	Koilkuntla, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Mulki, IN	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Oranje, ZA	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Newaygo Hardy Dam, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Toronto Agincourt, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Wallace, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Coward Springs, AU	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Ammathy, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Riva, IT	daily low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Irwin, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Sonnblick, AT	daily low max	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Guelph Oac, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1956	Tower 2S, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	36 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

1800 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1956. 1956 had 458 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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	365
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1