Weather Records on 13 October 1956

857 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1956. Highest significance: Wye Wye, AU.

Key Facts for 13 October 1956

On 13 October 1956, 857 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
549 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 810 daily.
Wye Wye set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 13 October 1956.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

857 stations

857 station records on 13 October 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wye Wye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baandee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barachatti	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Hinds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Naya Shahr	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rajgangpur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saharanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthornden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Unchhera	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indapur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rafiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ballidu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Katoria	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bolgart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kadipur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sursand	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Padampur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

857 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 215, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 334, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 13 October 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	215
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	334
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 October 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 47, daily 810.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

714 broken records

Margins by which the 714 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1956

Top 20 records on 13 October 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1956	Wye Wye, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Codg Codgen, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Sholapur, IN	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Baandee North, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Ambari, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Barachatti, IN	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Butler Tanks (North Parnda), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Casuarina Vale, AU	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Lake Hinds, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Jahanabad, IN	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Ranka, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Naya Shahr, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Mason City, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Lohar-Daga, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Rajgangpur, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Saharanpur, IN	monthly rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Bhavnathpur, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1956	Hindol, IN	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	39 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 857 records.

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

Records on 10-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1817	1
1831	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	2
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	6
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	8
1902	16
1903	10
1904	18
1905	5
1906	10
1907	16
1908	13
1909	39
1910	26
1911	13
1912	21
1913	29
1914	21
1915	79
1916	52
1917	30
1918	28
1919	47
1920	41
1921	74
1922	22
1923	159
1924	77
1925	208
1926	137
1927	225
1928	470
1929	169
1930	375
1931	317
1932	315
1933	186
1934	445
1935	310
1936	251
1937	371
1938	525
1939	203
1940	267
1941	555
1942	351
1943	501
1944	350
1945	252
1946	374
1947	399
1948	294
1949	599
1950	704
1951	411
1952	335
1953	275
1954	1,071
1955	535
1956	857
1957	629
1958	535
1959	536
1960	383
1961	433
1962	840
1963	519
1964	515
1965	180
1966	878
1967	307
1968	577
1969	2,308
1970	672
1971	576
1972	534
1973	811
1974	423
1975	1,002
1976	900
1977	1,036
1978	800
1979	922
1980	742
1981	973
1982	1,328
1983	1,412
1984	495
1985	979
1986	1,468
1987	1,155
1988	1,499
1989	571
1990	1,391
1991	807
1992	1,150
1993	932
1994	904
1995	1,224
1996	619
1997	1,790
1998	840
1999	696
2000	768
2001	1,112
2002	922
2003	764
2004	735
2005	761
2006	1,571
2007	602
2008	1,479
2009	1,777
2010	626
2011	772
2012	819
2013	478
2014	552
2015	853
2016	572
2017	708
2018	1,475
2019	874
2020	532
2021	1,413
2022	972
2023	1,060
2024	962
2025	760
2026	776

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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	656
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3