Weather Records on 23 June 1956

533 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 June 1956. Highest significance: Kherson, UA.

Key Facts for 23 June 1956

On 23 June 1956, 533 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 524 daily.
Kherson set a daily record precipitation of 32.4 mm (1.3 in) on 23 June 1956.
Across 161 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

533 stations

533 station records on 23 June 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 June 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Grange	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Diddillibah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Siwan	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlees Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fermoy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lorray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mooga Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

533 records

Records set or tied on 23 June 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 349, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 June 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	349
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 June 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 524.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

445 broken records

Margins by which the 445 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 June 1956

Top 20 records on 23 June 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 June 1956	Kherson, UA	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1956	Kiev, UA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1956	Gingee, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1956	Lerida, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1956	Porto Novo, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1956	Americus, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1956	Injune Post Office, AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1956	Sutton Grange, AU	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1956	Charlotte Plains, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1956	Lowan Hills, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1956	Thylungra Station, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1956	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1956	Moselle Downs Station, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1956	Surbiton Station, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1956	Quilberry Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1956	Bangarpet, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1956	Wallajah, IN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1956	Diddillibah, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1956	Mercanam, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1956	Madurantakam, IN	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 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

1805 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1956. 1956 had 533 records.

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

Records on 06-23 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1821	2
1822	1
1824	1
1834	1
1843	1
1849	2
1850	1
1853	2
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1874	3
1876	1
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	4
1887	3
1888	4
1889	4
1890	1
1892	9
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	5
1902	10
1903	22
1904	10
1905	16
1906	14
1907	20
1908	20
1909	29
1910	30
1911	23
1912	38
1913	28
1914	31
1915	127
1916	14
1917	22
1918	92
1919	42
1920	76
1921	72
1922	25
1923	143
1924	86
1925	162
1926	336
1927	104
1928	155
1929	182
1930	408
1931	331
1932	208
1933	605
1934	367
1935	231
1936	627
1937	479
1938	266
1939	218
1940	365
1941	295
1942	475
1943	260
1944	427
1945	394
1946	348
1947	648
1948	567
1949	424
1950	812
1951	443
1952	538
1953	657
1954	486
1955	369
1956	533
1957	514
1958	630
1959	427
1960	452
1961	453
1962	285
1963	546
1964	434
1965	391
1966	426
1967	708
1968	356
1969	969
1970	484
1971	270
1972	1,522
1973	520
1974	625
1975	681
1976	668
1977	480
1978	509
1979	550
1980	633
1981	846
1982	602
1983	968
1984	654
1985	552
1986	628
1987	946
1988	1,751
1989	1,039
1990	639
1991	904
1992	1,675
1993	922
1994	956
1995	891
1996	1,342
1997	777
1998	1,589
1999	904
2000	636
2001	808
2002	1,079
2003	1,335
2004	970
2005	1,070
2006	810
2007	802
2008	533
2009	1,077
2010	966
2011	989
2012	793
2013	525
2014	382
2015	642
2016	1,203
2017	1,012
2018	493
2019	1,174
2020	716
2021	950
2022	661
2023	942
2024	959
2025	1,414
2026	894

Download the Data

Data for records on 1956-06-23: 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	345
20 to 40	68
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3