Weather Records on 14 April 1956

369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1956. Highest significance: Fort McPherson, CA.

Key Facts for 14 April 1956

On 14 April 1956, 369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 360 daily.
Fort McPherson set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 14 April 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

369 stations

369 station records on 14 April 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale Woodward Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Doyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smoky Bay (Puntabie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

369 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 14 April 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 14 April 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1956

Top 20 records on 14 April 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1956	Fort McPherson, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1956	Canon City, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1956	Hartsel, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1956	Pitkin, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1956	Turbine, CA	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1956	Harnosand, SE	daily low max	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1956	Williams, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1956	Haparanda, SE	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1956	Phaltan, IN	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1956	Umea, SE	daily low max	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1956	Tubbul Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1956	Belgaum, IN	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1956	Pitea, SE	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1956	Cobar (Paddington), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1956	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily low max	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1956	Barrett Dam, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1956	Kindred (Invergordon), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1956	Harihar, IN	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1956	St. Petersburg, RU	daily low max	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	70 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1956	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

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

1801 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1956. 1956 had 369 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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 50	303
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1