Weather Records on 14 August 1956

426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1956. Highest significance: Wartook Reservoir, AU.

Key Facts for 14 August 1956

On 14 August 1956, 426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 418 daily.
Wartook Reservoir set a daily record precipitation of 43.7 mm (1.7 in) on 14 August 1956.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

426 stations

426 station records on 14 August 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Franz	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fort William	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gunupur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boolarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nawarangpur	India	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gogri	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Lock Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yannathan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

426 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 218.

Records on 14 August 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 418.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1956

Top 20 records on 14 August 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1956	Wartook Reservoir, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1956	Franz, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1956	Boonville 1S, US	monthly rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1956	Officer (Jesmond Dene), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1956	Fort William, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1956	Annex Creek, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1956	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1956	Gunupur, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1956	Chatsu, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1956	Clyde State School, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1956	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1956	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1956	Creston, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1956	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1956	Boolarra, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1956	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low min	3.6 C (38.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1956	Frances, AU	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1956	Bronte Heights, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1956	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1956	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	27.1 C (80.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	70 years	32 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 426 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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).