Weather Records on 15 April 1956

750 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1956. Highest significance: Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU.

Key Facts for 15 April 1956

On 15 April 1956, 750 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 732 daily.
Woodhouselee (Leeston) set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 15 April 1956.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

750 stations

750 station records on 15 April 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Galong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boort (Gredgwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Marston Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berriwillock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Speed (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna Lock 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheep Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Molka (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
College Hill Lock 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hickman Lock 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

750 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 576, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 15 April 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	576
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 15 April 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 732.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

689 broken records

Margins by which the 689 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1956

Top 20 records on 15 April 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1956	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1956	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1956	Calivil, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1956	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1956	Greensburg, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1956	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1956	Colton (Boola Boola), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1956	Collector (Brookdale), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1956	Longerenong, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1956	Richmond, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1956	Coan Downs, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1956	Galong, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1956	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1956	Cockburn, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1956	Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga, AU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1956	Willaura (Yarram Park), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1956	Pikeville, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1956	Binalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1956	Boort (Gredgwin), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1956	Satara, IN	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	47 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

1801 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1956. 1956 had 750 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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Data for records on 1956-04-15: 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 50	681
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1