Weather Records on 4 September 1956

586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1956. Highest significance: Ganca, AZ.

Key Facts for 4 September 1956

On 4 September 1956, 586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 480 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 583 daily.
Ganca set a daily record precipitation of 32.6 mm (1.3 in) on 4 September 1956.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

586 stations

586 station records on 4 September 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Basoda	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bundi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Linton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pukwana 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

586 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 264, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 216, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 September 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	264
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	216
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 September 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 583.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

475 broken records

Margins by which the 475 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1956

Top 20 records on 4 September 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 1956	Ganca, AZ	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1956	Gavar, AM	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1956	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1956	Audubon, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1956	Yerevan, AM	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1956	Reid River Railway Station, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1956	Saraikela, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1956	Logan 1 WNW, US	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1956	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1956	Annex Creek, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1956	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1956	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1956	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1956	Ismailia, EG	daily high min	24.0 C (75.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1956	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	daily low min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1956	Moscow U of I, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1956	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	59 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1956	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1956	Echo, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1956	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	38 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

1802 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1956. 1956 had 586 records.

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

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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Data for records on 1956-09-04: 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	447
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2