Weather Records on 15 June 1956

587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 June 1956. Highest significance: Stockholm, SE.

Key Facts for 15 June 1956

On 15 June 1956, 587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 579 daily.
Stockholm set a daily record precipitation of 29.3 mm (1.2 in) on 15 June 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

587 stations

587 station records on 15 June 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 June 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olds	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Badarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kahoma Intake 374	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahendraganj	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anatone	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

587 records

Records set or tied on 15 June 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 190.

Records on 15 June 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 June 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 579.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

451 broken records

Margins by which the 451 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 June 1956

Top 20 records on 15 June 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 June 1956	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1956	Srivilliputhur, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1956	Gobichettipalaya, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1956	Hoburg, SE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1956	Villupuram, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1956	Sivaganga, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1956	Kattumavadi, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1956	Cut Bank AP, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1956	Riggins, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1956	Sivakasi, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1956	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1956	Chengam, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1956	Oxford, GB	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1956	Manati 2 E, PR	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1956	Vulcan, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1956	Colfax, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1956	Olds, CA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1956	Weston, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1956	Three Hills, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1956	Badarpur, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	36 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

1794 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 587 records.

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

Records on 06-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1822	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	2
1844	1
1845	3
1846	2
1847	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	2
1857	2
1858	1
1860	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1874	3
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1891	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	2
1901	4
1902	9
1903	11
1904	6
1905	9
1906	8
1907	5
1908	39
1909	10
1910	15
1911	38
1912	67
1913	21
1914	17
1915	27
1916	77
1917	85
1918	39
1919	133
1920	56
1921	38
1922	41
1923	117
1924	158
1925	242
1926	205
1927	298
1928	106
1929	175
1930	314
1931	283
1932	154
1933	881
1934	167
1935	339
1936	338
1937	258
1938	366
1939	320
1940	401
1941	204
1942	465
1943	577
1944	493
1945	846
1946	495
1947	376
1948	932
1949	662
1950	508
1951	386
1952	1,001
1953	453
1954	368
1955	326
1956	587
1957	499
1958	437
1959	468
1960	489
1961	905
1962	439
1963	578
1964	395
1965	470
1966	369
1967	714
1968	546
1969	981
1970	389
1971	349
1972	591
1973	716
1974	609
1975	357
1976	832
1977	557
1978	633
1979	580
1980	539
1981	1,449
1982	605
1983	571
1984	538
1985	675
1986	499
1987	1,460
1988	1,006
1989	1,467
1990	710
1991	1,046
1992	1,025
1993	657
1994	1,238
1995	1,291
1996	672
1997	1,063
1998	1,874
1999	987
2000	1,041
2001	942
2002	991
2003	661
2004	734
2005	1,028
2006	926
2007	951
2008	500
2009	685
2010	990
2011	877
2012	647
2013	385
2014	415
2015	708
2016	791
2017	627
2018	657
2019	543
2020	680
2021	1,575
2022	1,343
2023	551
2024	502
2025	737
2026	1,014

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Data for records on 1956-06-15: 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 10	384
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2