Weather Records on 11 October 1956

894 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1956. Highest significance: Udhapur, IN.

Key Facts for 11 October 1956

On 11 October 1956, 894 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 879 daily.
Udhapur set a daily record precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 11 October 1956.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

894 stations

894 station records on 11 October 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paisley	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bundi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lachmangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bijaypur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscarora Andrae Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cambay	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sawai Madhopur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaithal	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durroo	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nagla	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Modasa	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Khetri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ekangersarai	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Panipat	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahudha	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur(Jhirka)	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonepat	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kotputli	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sapotra	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sirathu	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ambala	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chaukuri	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balasinor	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dhaneta	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nadiad	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

894 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 569, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 11 October 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	569
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 October 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 879.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

770 broken records

Margins by which the 770 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1956

Top 20 records on 11 October 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1956	Udhapur, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1956	Jodhpur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1956	Bandher, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1956	Paisley, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1956	Tanda, IN	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1956	Bundi, IN	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1956	Lachmangarh, IN	monthly rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1956	Askaniia Nova, UA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1956	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1956	Reasi, IN	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1956	Bijaypur, IN	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1956	Tuscarora Andrae Rch, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1956	Cambay, IN	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1956	Gohad, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1956	Sawai Madhopur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1956	Kaithal, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1956	Durroo, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1956	Ajmer, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1956	Chakrata Kalsi Sr, IN	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1956	Nagla, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 years	48 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 894 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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	582
20 to 40	113
40 to 60	44
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	11
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1