Weather Records on 12 October 1956

899 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1956. Highest significance: Naraingarh, IN.

Key Facts for 12 October 1956

On 12 October 1956, 899 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
387 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 896 daily.
Naraingarh set a daily record precipitation of 126.7 mm (5.0 in) on 12 October 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

899 stations

899 station records on 12 October 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Patti	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sardhana	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jagadhari	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jind	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angurugu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bhiwani	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ghaziabad	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jarauda	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deo	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deoband	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonepat	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dhama	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nakur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhainswal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Athmalik	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khandhla	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dantan	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaithal	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bansdih	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Unnao	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

899 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 275, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 270, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 12 October 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	275
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	270
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 October 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 896.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

730 broken records

Margins by which the 730 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 208.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1956

Top 20 records on 12 October 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1956	Naraingarh, IN	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1956	Jodhpur, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1956	Sonamarg &, IN	daily rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1956	Magadi, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1956	Pathankot, IN	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1956	Ambari, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1956	Patti, IN	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1956	Jullundar, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1956	Salimpur, IN	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1956	Cambridge, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1956	Huntington, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1956	Sardhana, IN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1956	Jagadhari, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1956	Jind, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1956	Muktesar, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1956	Angurugu, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1956	Bhiwani, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1956	Dadupur, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1956	Nurpur, IN	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1956	Dras, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	44 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

1805 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1956. 1956 had 899 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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 50	705
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1