Weather Records on 10 September 1956

834 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 September 1956. Highest significance: Durdidwarrah, AU.

Key Facts for 10 September 1956

On 10 September 1956, 834 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 455 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 825 daily.
Durdidwarrah set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 10 September 1956.
Across 166 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

834 stations

834 station records on 10 September 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 September 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Raj-Nilgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton Salines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gisborne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Corinella Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rafiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

834 records

Records set or tied on 10 September 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 345, Heaviest daily rainfall 225.

Records on 10 September 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	345
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 September 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 825.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

659 broken records

Margins by which the 659 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 September 1956

Top 20 records on 10 September 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 September 1956	Durdidwarrah, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1956	Port Albert, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1956	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1956	Bhandaria, IN	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1956	Raj-Nilgiri, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1956	Meredith, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1956	Beales Reservoir, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1956	Hindol, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1956	Wonthaggi, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1956	Meredith (Darra), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1956	Laverton Salines, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1956	Gisborne, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1956	Woodend (Corinella Road), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1956	Linton Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1956	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1956	Moorabool Reservoir, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1956	Madalya, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1956	Morwell (Mail Centre), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1956	Ballan, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1956	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	79 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

1812 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1956. 1956 had 834 records.

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

Records on 09-10 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1818	1
1838	2
1841	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1850	2
1854	3
1857	1
1858	1
1865	5
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	1
1897	7
1898	4
1899	10
1901	1
1902	10
1903	13
1904	5
1905	7
1906	23
1907	15
1908	15
1909	25
1910	26
1911	8
1912	62
1913	24
1914	43
1915	53
1916	15
1917	79
1918	33
1919	42
1920	132
1921	207
1922	78
1923	38
1924	335
1925	197
1926	68
1927	262
1928	109
1929	282
1930	161
1931	724
1932	258
1933	333
1934	247
1935	478
1936	336
1937	376
1938	369
1939	386
1940	410
1941	389
1942	271
1943	352
1944	470
1945	334
1946	295
1947	534
1948	432
1949	793
1950	394
1951	344
1952	476
1953	250
1954	271
1955	376
1956	834
1957	332
1958	435
1959	670
1960	376
1961	459
1962	798
1963	384
1964	710
1965	355
1966	330
1967	512
1968	846
1969	635
1970	582
1971	400
1972	477
1973	559
1974	522
1975	528
1976	1,041
1977	391
1978	883
1979	563
1980	716
1981	629
1982	687
1983	1,329
1984	824
1985	1,140
1986	960
1987	574
1988	783
1989	1,098
1990	782
1991	827
1992	745
1993	936
1994	816
1995	643
1996	1,003
1997	829
1998	1,832
1999	1,068
2000	1,088
2001	1,129
2002	1,298
2003	1,149
2004	652
2005	1,173
2006	1,110
2007	866
2008	975
2009	636
2010	1,273
2011	1,235
2012	793
2013	1,198
2014	894
2015	789
2016	1,085
2017	674
2018	1,030
2019	816
2020	2,105
2021	1,311
2022	633
2023	1,114
2024	933
2025	583
2026	832

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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	619
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1