Weather Records on 23 September 1956

299 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1956. Highest significance: Demagiri, IN.

Key Facts for 23 September 1956

On 23 September 1956, 299 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 296 daily.
Demagiri set a daily record precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 23 September 1956.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

299 stations

299 station records on 23 September 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burquitlam Vancouver Golf Cour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Rosita	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prantij	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Harbour CS	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver City Hall	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jankia	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pimpelner	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buntine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pender Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mabel Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Annuello (Mostank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westwold	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

299 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 92.

Records on 23 September 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 296.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

223 broken records

Margins by which the 223 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1956

Top 20 records on 23 September 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1956	Demagiri, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1956	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1956	Okolona, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1956	Burquitlam Vancouver Golf Cour, CA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1956	Oxford, GB	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1956	Lyndhurst, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1956	Stave Falls, CA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1956	Bens Run 1 SSE, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1956	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1956	Akola, IN	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1956	Bear Creek, CA	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1956	Nueva Rosita, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1956	Tartu, EE	daily low min	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1956	Prantij, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1956	Kalingapatam, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1956	Sagar Island, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1956	Vancouver Harbour CS, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1956	Haparanda, SE	daily low min	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1956	Kissimmee, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1956	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 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 299 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	185
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2