Weather Records on 24 September 1956

427 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1956. Highest significance: De Funiak Springs 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 24 September 1956

On 24 September 1956, 427 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 412 daily.
De Funiak Springs 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 152.7 mm (6.0 in) on 24 September 1956.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

427 stations

427 station records on 24 September 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	214.4 mm (8.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.2 mm (7.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalyan	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dahanu	India	Record daily precipitation	221.5 mm (8.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White River Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simlapal	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Joypur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riachao Do Jacuipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potkabari	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Rosita	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turigaria (Kaira)	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Primrose Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

427 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 190.

Records on 24 September 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 September 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 412.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

348 broken records

Margins by which the 348 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1956

Top 20 records on 24 September 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1956	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1956	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	214.4 mm (8.4 in)	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1956	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	200.2 mm (7.9 in)	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1956	Quincy Exp STN, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1956	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1956	Luroy, NO	daily rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1956	Biloxi, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1956	Kalyan, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1956	Mt Pleasant 2 W, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1956	Armagh, GB	daily high min	14.9 C (58.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1956	Dahanu, IN	daily rain	221.5 mm (8.7 in)	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1956	Marianna Sch For Boys, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1956	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1956	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1956	Houma, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1956	Pearl River, US	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1956	Velikie Luki, RU	monthly low min	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1956	Arcadia, US	monthly high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1956	Pemberton Meadows, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1956	Bassein, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	9 years	40 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

1803 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1956. 1956 had 427 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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 25	308
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	3