Weather Records on 22 September 1956

490 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1956. Highest significance: Baliapal, IN.

Key Facts for 22 September 1956

On 22 September 1956, 490 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 481 daily.
Baliapal set a daily record precipitation of 219.7 mm (8.6 in) on 22 September 1956.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

490 stations

490 station records on 22 September 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baliapal	India	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raj-Nilgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Himatnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Rosita	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimunipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bolgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

490 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 September 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 September 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

349 broken records

Margins by which the 349 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1956

Top 20 records on 22 September 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1956	Baliapal, IN	daily rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1956	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1956	Raj-Nilgiri, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1956	Keonjhargarh, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1956	Pulletop (Matta Mia), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1956	Barrie, CA	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1956	Polavaram, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1956	Shikarpur, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1956	Himatnagar, IN	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1956	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1956	Bedford 2 SE, US	monthly low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1956	Yates Ctr, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1956	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1956	Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1956	Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1956	Baindur, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1956	Nueva Rosita, MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1956	Pocomoke City, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1956	Nabawa, AU	daily high min	17.7 C (63.9 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1956	Marysville (Post Office), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	27 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 490 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

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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	340
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1