Weather Records on 5 June 1956

656 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 1956. Highest significance: Dhing, IN.

Key Facts for 5 June 1956

On 5 June 1956, 656 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 641 daily.
Dhing set an all-time record daily precipitation of 203.2 mm (8.0 in) on 5 June 1956.
Across 157 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

656 stations

656 station records on 5 June 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 June 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dhing	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Amchong(Sonepur)	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ghosi	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lochiel Saltworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	357.6 mm (14.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kerakat	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arrah Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saidpur Bhitari	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zamana	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shahganj	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Azamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	973.8 mm (38.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kopati(Kaupati)	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cobram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chandauli	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jordan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

656 records

Records set or tied on 5 June 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 340.

Records on 5 June 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 June 1956 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 641.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 185.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 June 1956

Top 20 records on 5 June 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 June 1956	Dhing, IN	all-time rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 June 1956	Amchong(Sonepur), IN	all-time rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1956	Ghosi, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1956	Lochiel Saltworks, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1956	Upper Shillong, IN	daily rain	357.6 mm (14.1 in)	185.6 mm (7.3 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1956	Conargo (Puckawidgee), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1956	Nathalia (Post Office), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1956	Kadina, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1956	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1956	Gauhati Obsy, IN	monthly rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1956	Bomnak, RU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1956	Marrabel, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1956	Kerakat, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1956	Akbarpur, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1956	Middle Creek (Leneva), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1956	Birtle, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1956	Arrah Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1956	Saidpur Bhitari, IN	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1956	Mahul Pnulpur, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1956	Zamana, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 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

1804 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1956. 1956 had 656 records.

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

Records on 06-05 in each year
Year	Records
1804	2
1805	1
1810	2
1822	1
1837	1
1843	1
1846	2
1849	2
1854	1
1857	2
1861	1
1866	1
1870	1
1871	6
1874	2
1877	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	9
1900	4
1901	8
1902	2
1903	7
1904	10
1905	8
1906	12
1907	15
1908	32
1909	13
1910	42
1911	18
1912	26
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	38
1917	132
1918	53
1919	86
1920	97
1921	138
1922	100
1923	577
1924	121
1925	442
1926	349
1927	268
1928	352
1929	383
1930	187
1931	229
1932	167
1933	586
1934	420
1935	426
1936	271
1937	424
1938	265
1939	364
1940	198
1941	288
1942	202
1943	589
1944	423
1945	1,215
1946	656
1947	486
1948	460
1949	369
1950	413
1951	532
1952	519
1953	319
1954	723
1955	249
1956	656
1957	600
1958	433
1959	401
1960	329
1961	475
1962	556
1963	577
1964	518
1965	365
1966	622
1967	584
1968	779
1969	924
1970	607
1971	502
1972	552
1973	549
1974	611
1975	553
1976	564
1977	1,171
1978	607
1979	722
1980	687
1981	907
1982	1,487
1983	846
1984	857
1985	1,339
1986	873
1987	859
1988	1,969
1989	1,001
1990	1,187
1991	921
1992	889
1993	1,616
1994	697
1995	809
1996	776
1997	1,229
1998	2,556
1999	1,266
2000	1,280
2001	1,021
2002	1,281
2003	1,159
2004	973
2005	882
2006	975
2007	680
2008	1,575
2009	920
2010	1,164
2011	913
2012	867
2013	465
2014	614
2015	719
2016	1,386
2017	440
2018	455
2019	632
2020	932
2021	1,206
2022	681
2023	509
2024	712
2025	507
2026	382

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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 25	508
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1