Weather Records on 31 August 1956

734 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1956. Highest significance: Grafton, US.

Key Facts for 31 August 1956

On 31 August 1956, 734 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 680 daily.
Grafton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 31 August 1956.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

734 stations

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

Weather records on 31 August 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Meedo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baramati	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sangamner	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jejuri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hansot	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rahuri	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yalbalgo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mbarara	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chandor	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hoffmeister 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mirajgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

734 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 374.

Records on 31 August 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	374
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1956 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 52, daily 680.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

598 broken records

Margins by which the 598 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1956

Top 20 records on 31 August 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1956	Grafton, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	72 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1956	Denham, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1956	Hamelin Pool, AU	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1956	Meedo, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1956	Yeola, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1956	Brickhouse, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1956	Kookynie, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1956	Byro, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1956	Hallock, US	monthly rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1956	Iowa City, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1956	Kopargaon, IN	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1956	Baramati, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1956	Yundamindra, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1956	Gokak, IN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1956	Navalgund, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1956	Cleburne, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1956	Sangamner, IN	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1956	Jejuri, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1956	Manfred, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1956	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 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

1796 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1956. 1956 had 734 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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Data for records on 1956-08-31: 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	456
10 to 20	75
20 to 30	35
30 to 40	21
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	3