Weather Records on 22 July 1956

350 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 1956. Highest significance: Sultanganj, IN.

Key Facts for 22 July 1956

On 22 July 1956, 350 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 345 daily.
Sultanganj set a daily record precipitation of 121.9 mm (4.8 in) on 22 July 1956.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

350 stations

350 station records on 22 July 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sultanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El-Ton	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Rosita	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sujangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	44.3 C (111.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheopur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Allentown Gas Company	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Patur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

350 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 163.

Records on 22 July 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 345.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

275 broken records

Margins by which the 275 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 1956

Top 20 records on 22 July 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 1956	Sultanganj, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1956	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1956	Lammermoor Station, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1956	El-Ton, RU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1956	Nueva Rosita, MX	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1956	Hornepayne, CA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1956	Sujangarh, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1956	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high max	44.3 C (111.7 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1956	Armstrong, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1956	Poughkeepsie, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1956	Ismailia, EG	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1956	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1956	Mayaguez City, PR	monthly low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1956	Pacific Salt, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1956	Astrakan, RU	daily low min	13.2 C (55.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	55 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1956	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1956	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	61 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1956	Hatchville, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1956	Louisa, US	monthly rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1956	Scotia, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

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 350 records.

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

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	873

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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	263
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1