Weather Records on 4 May 1956

433 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1956. Highest significance: Margaret River Station, AU.

Key Facts for 4 May 1956

On 4 May 1956, 433 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 414 daily.
Margaret River Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 4 May 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

433 stations

433 station records on 4 May 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	136.5 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bohemia Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cornucopia	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dinhata	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bumberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

433 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 May 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 May 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 414.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1956

Top 20 records on 4 May 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1956	Margaret River Station, AU	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Modoc Orchard, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Richland, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Antenor Navarro, BR	monthly rain	136.5 mm (5.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Jowai, IN	daily rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Georgetown, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Bohemia Downs, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Pinehurst Sthrn Pines, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Oroville Brg, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Oxford 1 E, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Malegaon, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Maytown, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Marnai, IN	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Gordon Downs, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Kalchini, IN	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1956	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	39 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

1795 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1956. 1956 had 433 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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Data for records on 1956-05-04: 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 20	303
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3