Weather Records on 5 September 1956

637 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1956. Highest significance: Weeping Water, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 1956

On 5 September 1956, 637 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 492 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 636 daily.
Weeping Water set a daily record precipitation of 81.0 mm (3.2 in) on 5 September 1956.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

637 stations

637 station records on 5 September 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Agronomy Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ruel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Susner	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhalda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mariahu	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

637 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 269, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 223, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 September 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	269
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	223
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 September 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 636.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1956

Top 20 records on 5 September 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1956	Weeping Water, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1956	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1956	Chaibasa, IN	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1956	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1956	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1956	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1956	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1956	Lincoln Agronomy Farm, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1956	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1956	Newport, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1956	Sagar Island, IN	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1956	Gore Bay, CA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1956	Hampton, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1956	Spencer, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1956	Ruel, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1956	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1956	Makrai, IN	daily rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1956	Turbine, CA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1956	Armour, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1956	Susner, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 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

1802 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1956. 1956 had 637 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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Data for records on 1956-09-05: 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	486
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2