Weather Records on 15 August 1956

390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1956. Highest significance: Mtunzini, ZA.

Key Facts for 15 August 1956

On 15 August 1956, 390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 380 daily.
Mtunzini set a daily record precipitation of 68.0 mm (2.7 in) on 15 August 1956.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

390 stations

390 station records on 15 August 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boolarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abohar	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Patharkandi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

390 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 173.

Records on 15 August 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1956 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 380.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

304 broken records

Margins by which the 304 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1956

Top 20 records on 15 August 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1956	Mtunzini, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1956	Budgeree East (Claremont), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1956	Boolarra, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1956	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1956	Arwal, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1956	Dehra Gopipur, IN	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1956	Vitoria de Santo Antao, BR	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1956	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1956	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1956	Mardan South, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1956	Wonthaggi, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1956	Abohar, IN	all-time rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1956	San Remo, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1956	Inga, BR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1956	Quebrangulo, BR	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1956	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1956	Narasannapeta, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1956	Fish Creek (Hoddle Range), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1956	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1956	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	71 years	30 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 390 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	282
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2