Weather Records on 23 October 1956

587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1956. Highest significance: Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 October 1956

On 23 October 1956, 587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 577 daily.
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 23 October 1956.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

587 stations

587 station records on 23 October 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berrings	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aakukui 1007	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Roy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spitskop (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

587 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 19.

Records on 23 October 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 October 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

509 broken records

Margins by which the 509 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1956

Top 20 records on 23 October 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1956	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1956	Robertson, ZA	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1956	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1956	Esengyly, TM	monthly rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1956	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1956	Marinette, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1956	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1956	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1956	Castellon de la Plana, ES	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1956	Fish Lake, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1956	Quakertown, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1956	Steytlerville (Mag), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1956	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1956	Uccle, BE	daily high max	18.5 C (65.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1956	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1956	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1956	Lake Spaulding, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1956	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1956	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1956	Grootdam, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	36 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

1795 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1956. 1956 had 587 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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	502
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1