Weather Records on 11 April 1956

420 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1956. Highest significance: Langdon Exp Farm, US.

Key Facts for 11 April 1956

On 11 April 1956, 420 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 410 daily.
Langdon Exp Farm set a daily record snow depth of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 11 April 1956.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

420 stations

420 station records on 11 April 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pee Dee	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

420 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 11 April 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 11 April 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 410.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1956

Top 20 records on 11 April 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1956	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1956	Blair, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1956	Santuck, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1956	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1956	Greenwood, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1956	Laurens, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1956	Paso Robles, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1956	Little Mtn, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1956	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1956	Pelzer, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1956	Asheville, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1956	Carlton Brg, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1956	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1956	New Holland, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1956	Saluda, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1956	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1956	Amite, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1956	Aiken 5SE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1956	Chappells 2 NNW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1956	Newberry, US	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	34 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 420 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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 100	349
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2