Weather Records on 10 October 1956

616 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1956. Highest significance: Cambay, IN.

Key Facts for 10 October 1956

On 10 October 1956, 616 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 597 daily.
Cambay set a monthly record daily precipitation of 147.3 mm (5.8 in) on 10 October 1956.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

616 stations

616 station records on 10 October 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cambay	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	315.0 mm (12.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ghaziabad	India	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Neemkathana	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dhandhuka	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dholera	India	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bulandshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nagla	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jawad	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Modasa	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nimach	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Govindgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karauli	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tohana	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sepaya	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Matar	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neemuch	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bhainswal	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mahudha	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tendukhera	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jind	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dholka	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Idar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hassanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehpur	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mandawar	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sapotra	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Borsad	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mehmedabad	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalol	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goela	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tijara	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

616 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 448, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 10 October 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	448
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 October 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

560 broken records

Margins by which the 560 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 154.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1956

Top 20 records on 10 October 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1956	Cambay, IN	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1956	Palitana, IN	monthly rain	315.0 mm (12.4 in)	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1956	Ghaziabad, IN	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1956	Dhampur, IN	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1956	Pithoragarh, IN	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1956	Neemkathana, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1956	Gorakhpur, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1956	Dhandhuka, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1956	Bansgaon, IN	daily rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1956	Dholera, IN	monthly rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1956	Bulandshahr, IN	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1956	Balanpur, IN	all-time rain	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1956	Bironkhol, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1956	Nagla, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1956	Berinag, IN	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1956	Jawad, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1956	Shahpura, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1956	Modasa, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1956	Maharajganj, IN	daily rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1956	Palanpur, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	47 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

1793 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 616 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	406
20 to 40	84
40 to 60	32
60 to 80	18
80 to 100	11
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2