Weather Records on 31 October 1956

1,086 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1956. Highest significance: Gabyon, AU.

Key Facts for 31 October 1956

On 31 October 1956, 1,086 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
233 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,041 daily.
Gabyon set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 31 October 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,086 stations

1,086 station records on 31 October 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Teonthar	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bullardoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bencuti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aardoorns	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stillewoning	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trekpad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie-Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuspruit Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tshatsheni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naubatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort C/K	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pertabpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deolapur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wani	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houmoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,086 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 640, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 31 October 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	640
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 31 October 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 44, daily 1,041.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

989 broken records

Margins by which the 989 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1956

Top 20 records on 31 October 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1956	Gabyon, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1956	Grootfontein, ZA	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1956	Pocomoke City, US	monthly rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1956	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1956	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1956	Markapur, IN	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1956	Teonthar, IN	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1956	West Yellowstone, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1956	Bullardoo, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1956	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1956	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1956	Hebgen Dam, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1956	Narndee, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1956	West Yellowstone, US	monthly snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1956	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1956	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1956	Bushy Vales, Margate, ZA	daily rain	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1956	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1956	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1956	Overdene, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	50 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

1805 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1956. 1956 had 1,086 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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	953
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1