Weather Records on 15 October 1956

555 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1956. Highest significance: Kohala Mis 175.1, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 1956

On 15 October 1956, 555 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 539 daily.
Kohala Mis 175.1 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 15 October 1956.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

555 stations

555 station records on 15 October 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ceduna (Goode)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ramdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kipahulu 258	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Mycumbene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Daysdale (Dennison Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poochera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Norrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merrinee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Devgad	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Urvakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Butler (Anona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pakur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maude Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itahar	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farrukhabad	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonaula	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mathabhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sahebganj	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palandu	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

555 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 378, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 15 October 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 October 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 539.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

485 broken records

Margins by which the 485 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1956

Top 20 records on 15 October 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1956	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1956	Ceduna Post Office, AU	all-time rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1956	Ceduna (Goode), AU	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1956	Honokane 181.1, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1956	Ramdurg, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1956	Smoky Bay, AU	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1956	Kipahulu 258, US	monthly rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1956	Booligal (Mycumbene), AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1956	Yardea, AU	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1956	Daysdale (Dennison Street), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1956	Itaporanga (Misericordia), BR	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1956	Bhor, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1956	Saundatti, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1956	Poochera, AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1956	Whyalla (Norrie), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1956	Merrinee, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1956	Dumka, IN	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1956	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1956	Devgad, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1956	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	10 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

1794 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 555 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	403
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	26
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	3