Weather Records on 19 April 1956

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1956. Highest significance: Kybybolite Research Centre, AU.

Key Facts for 19 April 1956

On 19 April 1956, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 476 daily.
Kybybolite Research Centre set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 19 April 1956.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 19 April 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kybybolite Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lofty Summit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balmorhea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown (Karrawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 19 April 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 19 April 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 476.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1956

Top 20 records on 19 April 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1956	Kybybolite Research Centre, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1956	Currie Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1956	Koolpinyah, AU	daily rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	175.2 mm (6.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1956	Fryerstown, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1956	Heywood Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1956	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1956	Koroit, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1956	Mount Lofty Summit, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1956	Myponga, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1956	Kotagiri, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1956	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1956	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1956	Karkaralinsk, KZ	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1956	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	monthly high max	6.8 C (44.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1956	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1956	Moonambel, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1956	Harrietville, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1956	Colorado City, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1956	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1956	Cudlee Creek (Millbrook), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	30 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

1807 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1956. 1956 had 480 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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	389
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1