Weather Records on 19 September 1956

661 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1956. Highest significance: Canyon Dam, US.

Key Facts for 19 September 1956

On 19 September 1956, 661 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 652 daily.
Canyon Dam set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 19 September 1956.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

661 stations

661 station records on 19 September 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nandyal	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mohiuddin Nagar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

661 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 19 September 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 September 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 652.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1956

Top 20 records on 19 September 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1956	Canyon Dam, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1956	Chandragiri, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1956	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1956	Anekal, IN	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1956	Tadpatri, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1956	Greenville, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1956	Jetsonville ( Muskfield ), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1956	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1956	Wheatlands, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1956	Mistassini Post, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1956	Bridport Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1956	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1956	Lydenburg, ZA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1956	Chester, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1956	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1956	Chaibasa, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1956	Escanaba, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1956	Green Bay, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1956	Tiruppattur, IN	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1956	Heppner, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	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

1805 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1956. 1956 had 661 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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 10	452
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1