Weather Records on 1 July 1956

420 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 July 1956. Highest significance: Collbran, US.

Key Facts for 1 July 1956

On 1 July 1956, 420 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 406 daily.
Collbran set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 1 July 1956.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

420 stations

420 station records on 1 July 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 July 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Darauli	India	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dahanu	India	Record daily precipitation	431.0 mm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Friend	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Abohar	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	108.1 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarila	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neemkathana	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dhaneta	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Bruno	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nagla	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Patiala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hanumangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sironcha	India	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pee Dee	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Digri	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

420 records

Records set or tied on 1 July 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 212.

Records on 1 July 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 July 1956 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

325 broken records

Margins by which the 325 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 136.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 July 1956

Top 20 records on 1 July 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 July 1956	Collbran, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1956	Darauli, IN	daily rain	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1956	San Remo, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1956	Dahanu, IN	all-time rain	431.0 mm (17.0 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	15 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1956	Friend, US	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1956	Sathenapalli, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1956	Macdonald College, CA	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1956	Abohar, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1956	Poonampet, IN	daily rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1956	Thanesar, IN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1956	Kristianstad, SE	monthly low min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1956	Lugano, CH	daily rain	108.1 mm (4.3 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1956	Junqueiro, BR	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1956	Sarila, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1956	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1956	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1956	Barrie, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1956	Aliganj, IN	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1956	Dulce, US	monthly low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1956	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	73 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

1793 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 420 records.

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

Records on 07-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1811	2
1816	1
1832	1
1833	1
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1846	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1872	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	4
1898	10
1899	8
1900	2
1901	16
1902	6
1903	13
1904	18
1905	20
1906	14
1907	11
1908	11
1909	21
1910	30
1911	24
1912	51
1913	62
1914	126
1915	22
1916	30
1917	34
1918	57
1919	32
1920	293
1921	239
1922	55
1923	298
1924	350
1925	166
1926	95
1927	163
1928	65
1929	146
1930	163
1931	763
1932	300
1933	601
1934	220
1935	263
1936	425
1937	491
1938	355
1939	287
1940	393
1941	528
1942	510
1943	494
1944	252
1945	614
1946	432
1947	493
1948	278
1949	301
1950	435
1951	484
1952	271
1953	618
1954	619
1955	535
1956	420
1957	657
1958	496
1959	738
1960	386
1961	370
1962	280
1963	663
1964	403
1965	358
1966	504
1967	488
1968	721
1969	472
1970	632
1971	421
1972	474
1973	627
1974	738
1975	554
1976	768
1977	672
1978	718
1979	722
1980	959
1981	828
1982	1,606
1983	749
1984	766
1985	1,019
1986	965
1987	954
1988	1,542
1989	832
1990	1,405
1991	1,021
1992	1,689
1993	623
1994	936
1995	1,326
1996	637
1997	1,145
1998	1,280
1999	1,395
2000	593
2001	897
2002	1,090
2003	1,031
2004	768
2005	941
2006	674
2007	719
2008	857
2009	1,159
2010	1,146
2011	1,038
2012	1,295
2013	1,151
2014	517
2015	917
2016	515
2017	667
2018	764
2019	531
2020	820
2021	957
2022	759
2023	514
2024	660
2025	1,181
2026	958

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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	285
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1