Weather Records on 6 August 1956

447 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1956. Highest significance: State College, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 1956

On 6 August 1956, 447 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 431 daily.
State College set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 6 August 1956.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

447 stations

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

Weather records on 6 August 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chuda	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg 3 SE Unity	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dug (Dag)	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crawford	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deolapur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clarington Lock 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Idar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

447 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 104.

Records on 6 August 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1956 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

308 broken records

Margins by which the 308 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

6 August 1956

Top 20 records on 6 August 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1956	State College, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1956	Jakutsk, RU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1956	Fredonia, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1956	Clarksburg 1, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1956	Yates Ctr, US	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1956	Morgantown L&D, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1956	Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed), RU	all-time rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1956	Weston, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1956	Confluence 1 NW, US	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1956	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1956	St Marys, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1956	Bingil Bay, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1956	Chuda, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1956	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1956	Madison 3NNW, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1956	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1956	Greensburg 3 SE Unity, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1956	Somerset Main Street, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1956	Dug (Dag), IN	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1956	Turkestan, KZ	monthly high min	29.1 C (84.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	39 years	31 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

1794 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 447 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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 10	258
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2