Weather Records on 26 June 1956

406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 June 1956. Highest significance: Pachpadra, IN.

Key Facts for 26 June 1956

On 26 June 1956, 406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 386 daily.
Pachpadra set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 26 June 1956.
Across 162 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

406 stations

406 station records on 26 June 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 June 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pachpadra	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Bowglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franz	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walebing	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boothulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bari	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

406 records

Records set or tied on 26 June 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 253.

Records on 26 June 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 June 1956 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 14, daily 386.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

334 broken records

Margins by which the 334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 June 1956

Top 20 records on 26 June 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 June 1956	Pachpadra, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1956	Bermagui South (Young Street), AU	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1956	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1956	Rocky Hall Post Office, AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1956	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1956	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1956	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1956	Polavaram, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1956	Smithton (Grant Street), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1956	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1956	Merriwa (Bowglen), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1956	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1956	Tilba Tilba, AU	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1956	Ridgley, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1956	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	all-time high min	25.1 C (77.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1956	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1956	Newport, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1956	Salur, IN	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1956	Escanaba, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1956	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	44 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

1799 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1956. 1956 had 406 records.

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

Records on 06-26 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1808	1
1811	3
1814	1
1816	1
1824	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1838	1
1840	2
1843	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	3
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1869	1
1871	4
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	1
1900	3
1901	15
1902	19
1903	11
1904	22
1905	9
1906	16
1907	5
1908	10
1909	30
1910	27
1911	37
1912	27
1913	70
1914	55
1915	29
1916	124
1917	25
1918	68
1919	57
1920	24
1921	132
1922	84
1923	294
1924	45
1925	181
1926	273
1927	145
1928	449
1929	173
1930	220
1931	579
1932	198
1933	387
1934	635
1935	313
1936	562
1937	288
1938	395
1939	262
1940	574
1941	388
1942	500
1943	473
1944	502
1945	269
1946	376
1947	273
1948	343
1949	581
1950	524
1951	433
1952	1,274
1953	340
1954	539
1955	362
1956	406
1957	709
1958	989
1959	454
1960	410
1961	622
1962	352
1963	379
1964	323
1965	1,063
1966	380
1967	683
1968	1,268
1969	1,188
1970	916
1971	635
1972	581
1973	583
1974	1,535
1975	797
1976	726
1977	395
1978	860
1979	1,091
1980	1,285
1981	793
1982	792
1983	838
1984	572
1985	897
1986	933
1987	751
1988	1,267
1989	504
1990	818
1991	1,047
1992	958
1993	640
1994	1,177
1995	732
1996	922
1997	737
1998	1,205
1999	853
2000	725
2001	738
2002	760
2003	1,107
2004	1,040
2005	592
2006	1,104
2007	1,547
2008	541
2009	1,062
2010	1,041
2011	840
2012	1,076
2013	800
2014	584
2015	603
2016	546
2017	624
2018	432
2019	970
2020	459
2021	878
2022	825
2023	578
2024	765
2025	730
2026	935

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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 10	230
10 to 20	55
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	3