Weather Records on 20 June 1956

484 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 June 1956. Highest significance: Wandiwash, IN.

Key Facts for 20 June 1956

On 20 June 1956, 484 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 479 daily.
Wandiwash set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 20 June 1956.
Across 158 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

484 stations

484 station records on 20 June 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 June 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nathana	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pakur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raghopur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dinhata	India	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

484 records

Records set or tied on 20 June 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 186.

Records on 20 June 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 June 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 June 1956

Top 20 records on 20 June 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 June 1956	Wandiwash, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 June 1956	Mahespur, IN	daily rain	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1956	Assobani, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1956	Tobermory, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1956	Saidapet, IN	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1956	Loretto, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1956	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1956	Nathana, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1956	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1956	Petford, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1956	Kessariah, IN	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1956	Pakur, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1956	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1956	Mehgawan, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1956	Oberstdorf, DE	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1956	Bakhtiarpur, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1956	Bear Island, CA	all-time rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1956	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1956	Sherkawan, IN	daily rain	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1956	Rapalle, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 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

1800 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1956. 1956 had 484 records.

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

Records on 06-20 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1813	1
1821	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1855	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1877	2
1879	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	3
1899	6
1900	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	22
1904	13
1905	14
1906	18
1907	10
1908	30
1909	9
1910	27
1911	27
1912	17
1913	30
1914	53
1915	75
1916	83
1917	96
1918	54
1919	67
1920	40
1921	42
1922	61
1923	263
1924	204
1925	483
1926	228
1927	193
1928	199
1929	137
1930	143
1931	536
1932	182
1933	676
1934	301
1935	337
1936	529
1937	412
1938	326
1939	270
1940	469
1941	200
1942	757
1943	447
1944	315
1945	769
1946	849
1947	387
1948	554
1949	314
1950	328
1951	289
1952	318
1953	998
1954	414
1955	291
1956	484
1957	598
1958	603
1959	504
1960	451
1961	836
1962	173
1963	379
1964	729
1965	463
1966	441
1967	687
1968	559
1969	982
1970	482
1971	395
1972	660
1973	553
1974	743
1975	984
1976	899
1977	453
1978	480
1979	727
1980	922
1981	987
1982	801
1983	724
1984	686
1985	811
1986	732
1987	960
1988	1,222
1989	918
1990	899
1991	1,085
1992	1,049
1993	964
1994	925
1995	1,260
1996	1,123
1997	738
1998	1,627
1999	906
2000	1,328
2001	771
2002	955
2003	843
2004	1,071
2005	1,055
2006	820
2007	1,208
2008	669
2009	1,060
2010	865
2011	1,359
2012	1,045
2013	879
2014	381
2015	637
2016	1,352
2017	1,086
2018	635
2019	693
2020	590
2021	1,161
2022	972
2023	1,265
2024	783
2025	944
2026	757

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 June 1956
Margin	Records
0 to 20	327
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3