Weather Records on 1 September 1956

504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1956. Highest significance: Philo 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 1 September 1956

On 1 September 1956, 504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 241 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 487 daily.
Philo 3 SW set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 1 September 1956.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

504 stations

504 station records on 1 September 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 September 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pimpelner	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dennison Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Penugonda	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Junagadh	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dahanu	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Athabasca	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wankaner	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

504 records

Records set or tied on 1 September 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 188, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 1 September 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	188
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 September 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1956

Top 20 records on 1 September 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 1956	Philo 3 SW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1956	Tiruttani, IN	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1956	Ilav, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1956	Jaggiayapet, IN	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1956	Circleville, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1956	Pimpelner, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1956	Bellefonte 4 S, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1956	Wadhwan, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1956	Dennison Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1956	Hubli, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1956	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1956	Campbellford, CA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1956	Luroy, NO	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1956	Haliburton A, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1956	Penugonda, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1956	Junagadh, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1956	Dahanu, IN	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1956	Cuddapah, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1956	Russellville, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1956	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	34 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

1797 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1956. 1956 had 504 records.

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

Records on 09-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	1
1819	1
1827	1
1831	1
1838	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1869	3
1871	1
1873	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1881	5
1883	1
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1890	2
1892	2
1894	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	14
1902	5
1903	16
1904	9
1905	6
1906	26
1907	14
1908	26
1909	34
1910	22
1911	16
1912	47
1913	32
1914	23
1915	46
1916	16
1917	24
1918	31
1919	19
1920	31
1921	46
1922	67
1923	75
1924	210
1925	127
1926	182
1927	136
1928	166
1929	324
1930	264
1931	233
1932	550
1933	622
1934	654
1935	584
1936	385
1937	502
1938	373
1939	303
1940	333
1941	497
1942	532
1943	578
1944	377
1945	497
1946	642
1947	555
1948	460
1949	1,102
1950	849
1951	668
1952	644
1953	937
1954	407
1955	413
1956	504
1957	320
1958	427
1959	519
1960	408
1961	531
1962	368
1963	416
1964	621
1965	657
1966	596
1967	1,263
1968	604
1969	493
1970	502
1971	464
1972	518
1973	874
1974	895
1975	939
1976	627
1977	500
1978	809
1979	459
1980	671
1981	649
1982	642
1983	1,167
1984	619
1985	901
1986	964
1987	909
1988	651
1989	823
1990	749
1991	687
1992	1,010
1993	1,122
1994	1,291
1995	1,165
1996	823
1997	1,161
1998	1,159
1999	925
2000	1,613
2001	904
2002	778
2003	1,254
2004	827
2005	901
2006	1,157
2007	976
2008	1,204
2009	1,003
2010	1,313
2011	1,071
2012	874
2013	775
2014	515
2015	661
2016	522
2017	686
2018	399
2019	800
2020	689
2021	751
2022	1,016
2023	720
2024	938
2025	359
2026	521

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Data for records on 1956-09-01: 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 20	361
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	4