Weather Records on 30 October 1956

716 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1956. Highest significance: Markapur, IN.

Key Facts for 30 October 1956

On 30 October 1956, 716 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 674 daily.
Markapur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 226.8 mm (8.9 in) on 30 October 1956.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

716 stations

716 station records on 30 October 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baliapal	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bulwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Mateo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biccavole	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turigaria (Kaira)	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cornucopia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

716 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 401, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 30 October 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	401
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 30 October 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 674.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

610 broken records

Margins by which the 610 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1956

Top 20 records on 30 October 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1956	Markapur, IN	monthly rain	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1956	Mkambati, ZA	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1956	Lake Spaulding, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1956	Puri, IN	daily rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1956	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1956	Modoc Orchard, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1956	McCall, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1956	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1956	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1956	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1956	Maraisburg (Gm), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1956	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1956	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1956	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1956	Clarens (Pol), ZA	daily rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1956	New Holland, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1956	Bend, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1956	Twyfelspoort, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1956	Cambridge, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1956	Hailey 3 NNW, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 years	40 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

1799 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1956. 1956 had 716 records.

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

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

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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	583
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2