Weather Records on 4 July 1956

381 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1956. Highest significance: Mahasamund, IN.

Key Facts for 4 July 1956

On 4 July 1956, 381 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 378 daily.
Mahasamund set a daily record precipitation of 246.9 mm (9.7 in) on 4 July 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

381 stations

381 station records on 4 July 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahasamund	India	Record daily precipitation	246.9 mm (9.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Modasa	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bansda	India	Record daily precipitation	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gondal	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bhind	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagaon Bhogaon	India	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Junagadh	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Etah	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Macaiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ahwa	India	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Navanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsar Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beawar Nayanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dhanora	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jasdan	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

381 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 187.

Records on 4 July 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1956

Top 20 records on 4 July 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1956	Mahasamund, IN	daily rain	246.9 mm (9.7 in)	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Sprague, CA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Modasa, IN	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Bansda, IN	daily rain	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Monmouth, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Galesburg, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Gandai, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Marysville, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Gondal, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Bhind, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Hallock, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Healdton 3 E, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Kowardha, IN	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Pollachi, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Jerome, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Bhagaon Bhogaon, IN	monthly rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Glenn Dale Bell STN, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1956	Menard, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	40 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

1806 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1956. 1956 had 381 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

Download the Data

Data for records on 1956-07-04: 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	242
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1