Weather Records on 12 June 1956

786 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 June 1956. Highest significance: Gotska Sandon, SE.

Key Facts for 12 June 1956

On 12 June 1956, 786 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
571 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 779 daily.
Gotska Sandon set a daily record precipitation of 29.1 mm (1.1 in) on 12 June 1956.
Across 166 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

786 stations

786 station records on 12 June 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 June 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kahoma Intake 374	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kharagpur India Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Teonthar	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmau	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenilworth Tu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chand	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Handia	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 57 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karchana	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meja	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsganj	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amethi	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

786 records

Records set or tied on 12 June 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 417, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 151.

Records on 12 June 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	417
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 June 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 779.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 June 1956

Top 20 records on 12 June 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 June 1956	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1956	Haidargarh, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1956	Landsort, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1956	Kahoma Intake 374, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1956	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1956	Burrwood Wb, US	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1956	Cheljabinsk-Balandi, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1956	Escanaba, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1956	Kharagpur India Aab, IN	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1956	Toronto, CA	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1956	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	23.5 C (74.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1956	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1956	Rae Bareli, IN	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1956	Barrie, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1956	Teonthar, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1956	Tibooburra (Olive Downs), AU	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1956	Dalmau, IN	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1956	Hammond, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1956	Kenilworth Tu, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1956	Chand, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	32 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

1797 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1956. 1956 had 786 records.

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

Records on 06-12 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1811	2
1838	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	2
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	4
1879	2
1880	5
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	6
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	7
1900	3
1901	3
1902	8
1903	34
1904	8
1905	10
1906	24
1907	20
1908	9
1909	16
1910	37
1911	21
1912	23
1913	19
1914	36
1915	26
1916	80
1917	117
1918	44
1919	56
1920	93
1921	42
1922	56
1923	166
1924	153
1925	165
1926	201
1927	281
1928	180
1929	217
1930	127
1931	150
1932	352
1933	361
1934	159
1935	259
1936	440
1937	405
1938	349
1939	297
1940	389
1941	512
1942	729
1943	399
1944	423
1945	567
1946	321
1947	840
1948	215
1949	407
1950	530
1951	735
1952	1,035
1953	730
1954	337
1955	759
1956	786
1957	310
1958	454
1959	320
1960	200
1961	405
1962	328
1963	618
1964	405
1965	406
1966	530
1967	706
1968	404
1969	834
1970	701
1971	374
1972	903
1973	894
1974	575
1975	560
1976	617
1977	494
1978	438
1979	1,013
1980	718
1981	784
1982	734
1983	664
1984	653
1985	1,203
1986	778
1987	742
1988	785
1989	797
1990	664
1991	756
1992	849
1993	970
1994	654
1995	953
1996	925
1997	932
1998	1,683
1999	806
2000	1,169
2001	1,231
2002	965
2003	1,187
2004	759
2005	1,804
2006	1,216
2007	784
2008	1,219
2009	858
2010	1,423
2011	786
2012	751
2013	931
2014	421
2015	679
2016	809
2017	910
2018	635
2019	1,285
2020	712
2021	767
2022	1,204
2023	805
2024	805
2025	409
2026	979

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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	597
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1