Weather Records on 28 July 1956

309 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1956. Highest significance: Wheatland 4N, US.

Key Facts for 28 July 1956

On 28 July 1956, 309 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 308 daily.
Wheatland 4N set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 28 July 1956.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

309 stations

309 station records on 28 July 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur(Guduru)	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Siruguppa	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sardarshahar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bagewadi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hardwar Mayapur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tikamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hazelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

309 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 117.

Records on 28 July 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 308.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

232 broken records

Margins by which the 232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1956

Top 20 records on 28 July 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1956	Wheatland 4N, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1956	Gudur(Guduru), IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1956	Chatsu, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1956	Alur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1956	Walnut Creek, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1956	Fayetteville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1956	Siruguppa, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1956	Annex Creek, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1956	Pinjarra, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1956	Sardarshahar, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1956	Newton 6 SSE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1956	Muddebihal, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1956	Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1956	Ulan-Ude, RU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	59 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1956	Denison, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1956	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	61 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1956	Waren, DE	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	63 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1956	Bagewadi, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1956	Kishanganj, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1956	Jokkmokk, SE	daily low max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	67 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

1815 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1956. 1956 had 309 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 July 1956
Margin	Records
0 to 10	195
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2