Weather Records on 31 July 1956

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1956. Highest significance: Mason City, US.

Key Facts for 31 July 1956

On 31 July 1956, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 230 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 556 daily.
Mason City set a daily record precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 31 July 1956.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 31 July 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ratangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anupgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Foxpark	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rajgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Churu	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chirawa	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 315.

Records on 31 July 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	315
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1956 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 556.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1956

Top 20 records on 31 July 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1956	Mason City, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Osage, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Ft Morgan, US	all-time rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Sterling, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Brookings 2 NE, US	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Moonan Flat (High St), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Northwood, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Chidavaram, IN	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Fatehabad, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Ratangarh, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Barrie, CA	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Parkes (Macarthur Street), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Malegaon, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Yuma, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1956	Monticello 2E, US	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	44 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

1804 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1956. 1956 had 574 records.

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

Records on 07-31 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1815	1
1816	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	2
1851	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1866	1
1873	2
1876	1
1879	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	16
1904	12
1905	10
1906	14
1907	17
1908	22
1909	15
1910	21
1911	29
1912	14
1913	31
1914	28
1915	71
1916	63
1917	126
1918	39
1919	27
1920	168
1921	112
1922	24
1923	236
1924	97
1925	349
1926	226
1927	161
1928	145
1929	134
1930	143
1931	441
1932	314
1933	504
1934	449
1935	418
1936	548
1937	297
1938	417
1939	357
1940	415
1941	323
1942	342
1943	342
1944	312
1945	499
1946	426
1947	341
1948	341
1949	406
1950	511
1951	364
1952	472
1953	414
1954	459
1955	813
1956	574
1957	268
1958	374
1959	424
1960	622
1961	504
1962	348
1963	294
1964	637
1965	858
1966	606
1967	326
1968	637
1969	440
1970	576
1971	1,850
1972	667
1973	583
1974	363
1975	1,386
1976	530
1977	543
1978	754
1979	501
1980	1,047
1981	672
1982	767
1983	901
1984	777
1985	1,065
1986	1,021
1987	934
1988	940
1989	1,753
1990	911
1991	647
1992	1,169
1993	1,031
1994	1,207
1995	1,223
1996	1,084
1997	984
1998	1,195
1999	1,643
2000	1,001
2001	1,414
2002	1,080
2003	1,157
2004	779
2005	742
2006	1,405
2007	1,023
2008	911
2009	1,156
2010	1,485
2011	1,040
2012	712
2013	469
2014	1,000
2015	948
2016	501
2017	485
2018	1,135
2019	551
2020	1,034
2021	1,020
2022	861
2023	671
2024	748
2025	836
2026	754

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Data for records on 1956-07-31: 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 10	371
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2