Weather Records on 24 April 1956

642 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1956. Highest significance: Missoula 6 NW WFO, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 1956

On 24 April 1956, 642 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 442 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 634 daily.
Missoula 6 NW WFO set a daily record precipitation of 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 24 April 1956.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

642 stations

642 station records on 24 April 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Piedmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cythera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

642 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 333, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 24 April 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	333
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 24 April 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 634.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1956

Top 20 records on 24 April 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1956	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1956	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1956	Old Koreelah (McPherson), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1956	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1956	Archer Point Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1956	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1956	Bruning, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1956	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1956	Dumka, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1956	Barrie, CA	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1956	Goorganga, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1956	Washington, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1956	Galesburg, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 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)
24 April 1956	Beaver, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1956	Sandvig, DK	daily low max	2.7 C (36.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	78 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1956	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1956	Philadelphia City, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1956	Uliman (Brentwood), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1956	Madison, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 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

1799 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1956. 1956 had 642 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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 20	475
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2