Weather Records on 25 October 1956

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1956. Highest significance: Drain, US.

Key Facts for 25 October 1956

On 25 October 1956, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 492 daily.
Drain set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 25 October 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 25 October 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cornucopia	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek-Rainhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pukwana 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midvale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 25 October 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 25 October 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1956

Top 20 records on 25 October 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1956	Drain, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1956	Cornucopia, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1956	Pitkin, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1956	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1956	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1956	Satyamangalam, IN	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1956	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1956	Garden Valley, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1956	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1956	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1956	Oakridge Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1956	Randfontein (Gm), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1956	Donkerhoek-Rainhill, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1956	Sable Island, CA	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1956	Husum, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1956	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1956	Winner, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1956	Ely AP, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1956	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1956	Campbell, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	61 years	29 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

1800 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1956. 1956 had 501 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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	409
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1