Weather Records on 23 April 1956

581 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1956. Highest significance: Mason City, US.

Key Facts for 23 April 1956

On 23 April 1956, 581 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 419 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 577 daily.
Mason City set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 23 April 1956.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

581 stations

581 station records on 23 April 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 3 SE Unity	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roxbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

581 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 275, Heaviest daily rainfall 55, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 23 April 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	275
Heaviest daily rainfall	55
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 23 April 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1956

Top 20 records on 23 April 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1956	Mason City, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1956	Raymondville, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1956	Brownsville, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1956	Hastings 4N, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1956	Greensburg 3 SE Unity, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1956	Arcadia, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1956	Ravenna, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1956	Port Isabel, US	all-time rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1956	Hawley 1 E, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1956	Clay Ctr 6 ESE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1956	Geneva, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1956	Montrose, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1956	Mangochi, MW	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1956	Green Bay, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1956	Worcester, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1956	Roxbury, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1956	Mt Pocono 2 N, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1956	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1956	Winterset 4N, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1956	Loup City, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	32 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

1800 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1956. 1956 had 581 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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	401
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1