Weather Records on 7 October 1956

548 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1956. Highest significance: Idar, IN.

Key Facts for 7 October 1956

On 7 October 1956, 548 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 529 daily.
Idar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 7 October 1956.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

548 stations

548 station records on 7 October 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Idar	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Taua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sangod	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Porbandar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sheopur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nimach	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dhrangadhra	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dug (Dag)	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Partabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gladysvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chandor	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Basaunti	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Himatnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jawad	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sojat	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thasra	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Govindgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nagla	India	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moira Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mandal	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kapadvanj	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mandsaur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mandawar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neemuch	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beawar Nayanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bulandshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bishrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

548 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 344, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 October 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	344
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 October 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 529.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1956

Top 20 records on 7 October 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1956	Idar, IN	monthly rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1956	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1956	Taua, BR	monthly rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1956	Sitamau, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1956	Sangod, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1956	Seodha(Seondha), IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1956	Porbandar, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1956	Sheopur, IN	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1956	Sidlaghatta, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1956	Khurja, IN	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1956	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1956	Norwood, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1956	Nimach, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1956	Khanpur, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1956	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1956	Dhrangadhra, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1956	Ramanagar, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1956	Bhatkal, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1956	Dug (Dag), IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1956	Susanville 2SW, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	58 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

1802 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1956. 1956 had 548 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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	390
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1