Weather Records on 13 September 1956

332 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1956. Highest significance: Chunar, IN.

Key Facts for 13 September 1956

On 13 September 1956, 332 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 328 daily.
Chunar set a daily record precipitation of 158.8 mm (6.3 in) on 13 September 1956.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

332 stations

332 station records on 13 September 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chunar	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saidpur Bhitari	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chandauli	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chand	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Timmins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deo	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kochas	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lac Onatchiway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mirzapur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ghosi	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deogaon Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amchong(Sonepur)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Phulparas	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jainagar	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

332 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 103.

Records on 13 September 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 September 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 328.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

258 broken records

Margins by which the 258 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1956

Top 20 records on 13 September 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1956	Chunar, IN	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1956	Uman, UA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1956	Saidpur Bhitari, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1956	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1956	Chandauli, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1956	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1956	Innsbruck, AT	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1956	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1956	Chand, IN	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1956	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1956	Aruppukottai, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1956	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1956	Kiev, UA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1956	Eagle Harbor, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1956	Saentis, CH	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1956	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1956	Timmins, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1956	Deo, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1956	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1956	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	daily high max	36.0 C (96.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	42 years	29 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

1793 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 332 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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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	239
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2