Weather Records on 1 October 1956

260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1956. Highest significance: Sardarshahar, IN.

Key Facts for 1 October 1956

On 1 October 1956, 260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 246 daily.
Sardarshahar set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 1 October 1956.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

260 stations

260 station records on 1 October 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sardarshahar	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Churu	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ratangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dungargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Malur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Napoklu	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taranagar (Reni)	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shergarh	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parbatsar	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sikar	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

260 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 1 October 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 October 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 246.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

214 broken records

Margins by which the 214 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1956

Top 20 records on 1 October 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1956	Sardarshahar, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1956	Churu, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1956	Ratangarh, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1956	Hosanagar, IN	monthly rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1956	Yungaburra, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1956	Islampur, IN	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1956	Tirumangalam, IN	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1956	Barrie, CA	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1956	Morgan City, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1956	Channarayapatna, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1956	Kurundwad, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1956	Sirsa, IN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1956	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1956	Valangiman, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1956	Freiburg, DE	monthly high max	27.3 C (81.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1956	Kabale, UG	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1956	Quesnel, CA	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	61 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1956	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	25.1 C (77.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1956	Hubli, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1956	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	29 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

1813 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1956. 1956 had 260 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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	167
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1