Weather Records on 7 September 1956

752 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 1956. Highest significance: Holyoke, US.

Key Facts for 7 September 1956

On 7 September 1956, 752 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 589 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 749 daily.
Holyoke set a daily record precipitation of 109.5 mm (4.3 in) on 7 September 1956.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

752 stations

752 station records on 7 September 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoult Lock 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Ghee	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

752 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 474, Heaviest daily rainfall 142.

Records on 7 September 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	474
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 September 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 749.

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 86.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 1956

Top 20 records on 7 September 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1956	Holyoke, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1956	Enterprise, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1956	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1956	Blountstown 2 SE, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1956	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1956	Poughkeepsie, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1956	Loudon 1 E, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1956	Hoult Lock 15, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1956	Vineland, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1956	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1956	North Lakhimpur, IN	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1956	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1956	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1956	Lowell, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1956	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1956	Dandridge, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1956	Mansfield, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1956	Houston, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1956	Kirksville, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1956	Darlington, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	31 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 752 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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Data for records on 1956-09-07: 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	564
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1