Weather Records on 24 June 1956

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 June 1956. Highest significance: Chudleigh Park Station, AU.

Key Facts for 24 June 1956

On 24 June 1956, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 589 daily.
Chudleigh Park Station set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 24 June 1956.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

603 stations

603 station records on 24 June 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 June 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chudleigh Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Gas Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Ginghet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jind	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aloograda	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale (Gilgai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlees Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Aubins	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabunia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crookhaven Heads	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 24 June 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 463.

Records on 24 June 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	463
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 June 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 589.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

549 broken records

Margins by which the 549 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 June 1956

Top 20 records on 24 June 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 June 1956	Chudleigh Park Station, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1956	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1956	Sidhout(Siddavat), IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1956	Chatswood Water Supply, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1956	Sapphire Post Office, AU	monthly rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1956	Old Banchory Station, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1956	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1956	Goodooga (Willawillingbah), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1956	Woleebee Nevasa, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1956	Dolphin@S Nose Obsy, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1956	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1956	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1956	Rajampet, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1956	Allentown Gas Company, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1956	The Ginghet, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1956	Jind, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1956	Arcturus Downs, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1956	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1956	Muncheberg, DE	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1956	Butler, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 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

1793 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 603 records.

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

Records on 06-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1803	1
1806	2
1813	1
1821	1
1822	1
1836	1
1845	1
1846	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	5
1889	4
1892	11
1893	7
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	4
1902	10
1903	17
1904	10
1905	13
1906	13
1907	28
1908	25
1909	52
1910	21
1911	24
1912	141
1913	36
1914	50
1915	57
1916	57
1917	24
1918	56
1919	32
1920	31
1921	33
1922	46
1923	262
1924	119
1925	220
1926	219
1927	155
1928	275
1929	299
1930	366
1931	668
1932	351
1933	482
1934	390
1935	279
1936	897
1937	473
1938	388
1939	296
1940	534
1941	361
1942	373
1943	293
1944	394
1945	352
1946	384
1947	432
1948	398
1949	360
1950	681
1951	452
1952	798
1953	422
1954	439
1955	327
1956	603
1957	706
1958	583
1959	369
1960	320
1961	603
1962	260
1963	433
1964	365
1965	443
1966	490
1967	613
1968	500
1969	992
1970	536
1971	557
1972	1,204
1973	400
1974	922
1975	798
1976	840
1977	508
1978	582
1979	830
1980	655
1981	767
1982	615
1983	913
1984	732
1985	797
1986	672
1987	805
1988	1,646
1989	733
1990	689
1991	935
1992	1,104
1993	1,054
1994	1,019
1995	751
1996	1,019
1997	854
1998	1,127
1999	815
2000	605
2001	684
2002	864
2003	1,199
2004	946
2005	1,322
2006	789
2007	779
2008	533
2009	935
2010	1,102
2011	845
2012	991
2013	667
2014	460
2015	583
2016	1,245
2017	1,139
2018	459
2019	889
2020	609
2021	929
2022	650
2023	682
2024	784
2025	1,508
2026	927

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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	434
20 to 40	86
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1