Weather Records on 29 September 1956

380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1956. Highest significance: Coringa(Corinza), IN.

Key Facts for 29 September 1956

On 29 September 1956, 380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 367 daily.
Coringa(Corinza) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 256.5 mm (10.1 in) on 29 September 1956.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

380 stations

380 station records on 29 September 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tilhar	India	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sikandra Rao	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shahjahanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kasganj	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farrukhabad	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bilgram	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ona	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnaur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hattin	India	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Porbandar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laersdrift (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chhibramau	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bisalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Biccavole	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Khair	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Rosita	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Digri	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

380 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 29 September 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 September 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

318 broken records

Margins by which the 318 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1956

Top 20 records on 29 September 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1956	Coringa(Corinza), IN	monthly rain	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1956	Tilhar, IN	monthly rain	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1956	Sikandra Rao, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1956	Shahjahanpur, IN	daily rain	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1956	Ayton, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1956	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1956	Tirukoilur, IN	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1956	Kasganj, IN	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1956	Farrukhabad, IN	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1956	Rajkot, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1956	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1956	Namakkal, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1956	Jalesar, IN	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1956	Bilgram, IN	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1956	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1956	Kothapeta, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1956	Ona, NO	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1956	Jalalabad, IN	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1956	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	monthly low min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1956	Balanpur, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	35 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

1836 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1956. 1956 had 380 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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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	273
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1