Weather Records on 6 July 1956

722 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1956. Highest significance: Gongolgon Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 July 1956

On 6 July 1956, 722 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 247 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 88 monthly and 633 daily.
Gongolgon Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 6 July 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

722 stations

722 station records on 6 July 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ventry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sirohi	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Ginghet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Annalara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Porbandar	India	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tonoloway	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mascot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turtleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

722 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 217, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 425.

Records on 6 July 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	217
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	425
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 88, daily 633.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

624 broken records

Margins by which the 624 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1956

Top 20 records on 6 July 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1956	Gongolgon Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1956	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1956	Lammermoor Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1956	Caiwarro, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1956	Ventry, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1956	Bierbank, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1956	Manoora, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1956	Yantabulla Station, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1956	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1956	Nuriootpa, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1956	Riverton, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1956	Tarlee, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1956	Sirohi, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1956	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1956	Tibooburra (Onepah), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1956	The Ginghet, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1956	Emmet Downs, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1956	Norley Station, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1956	Annalara, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1956	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	50 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 722 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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Data for records on 1956-07-06: 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	569
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1