Weather Records on 22 October 1956

324 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1956. Highest significance: Andarai, BR.

Key Facts for 22 October 1956

On 22 October 1956, 324 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 321 daily.
Andarai set a daily record precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 22 October 1956.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

324 stations

324 station records on 22 October 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stillewoning	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Forge 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	98.7 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

324 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 22 October 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 October 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

266 broken records

Margins by which the 266 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1956

Top 20 records on 22 October 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1956	Andarai, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1956	Lencois, BR	monthly rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1956	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1956	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1956	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1956	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1956	Stillewoning, ZA	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1956	Norcross, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1956	Deer Park, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1956	Wilmington City Hall, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1956	Garibaldi, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1956	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1956	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1956	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1956	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1956	Riva, IT	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1956	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1956	Wytheville, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1956	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1956	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 324 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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	236
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1