Weather Records on 11 May 1956

942 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1956. Highest significance: Burrundie Railway Station, AU.

Key Facts for 11 May 1956

On 11 May 1956, 942 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
342 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 924 daily.
Burrundie Railway Station set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 11 May 1956.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

942 stations

942 station records on 11 May 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fanning River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Plains (Metala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tandarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alphen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mitiamo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Carellan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

942 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 434, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 11 May 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	434
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 11 May 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 924.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

794 broken records

Margins by which the 794 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

11 May 1956

Top 20 records on 11 May 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1956	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1956	Nive Downs, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	70 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1956	Listowel Downs, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1956	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1956	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1956	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1956	Bano, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1956	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1956	Landsborough Downs, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1956	Mount Marlow, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1956	Quorn, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1956	Lake Plains (Metala), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1956	Kidston Gold Mine, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1956	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1956	Hvar, HR	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1956	Quorn (Olive Grove), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1956	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1956	Cradock (Kanyaka), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1956	Callington, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1956	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	46 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

1814 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1956. 1956 had 942 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 1956-05-11: 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	728
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1