Weather Records on 9 May 1956

722 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1956. Highest significance: Soyland I Gjesdal, NO.

Key Facts for 9 May 1956

On 9 May 1956, 722 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 674 daily.
Soyland I Gjesdal set a daily record precipitation of 46.9 mm (1.8 in) on 9 May 1956.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

722 stations

722 station records on 9 May 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Boree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo (Colona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Gabriel Canyon Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arroyo Seco Rng STN Fc	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Cn Mouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

722 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 172, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 9 May 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	172
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 9 May 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 48, daily 674.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

584 broken records

Margins by which the 584 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1956

Top 20 records on 9 May 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1956	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Ojai, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Marnai, IN	daily rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Glen Boree, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Myrup, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Spring Creek Station, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Paso Robles, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Kidston Gold Mine, AU	monthly rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Brucefield, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Nundroo (Colona), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Brockton, US	monthly low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Trout Creek 2 W, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1956	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	54 years	35 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

1793 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 722 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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	575
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2