Weather Records on 25 September 1956

503 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 September 1956. Highest significance: La Grange 1N, US.

Key Facts for 25 September 1956

On 25 September 1956, 503 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 463 daily.
La Grange 1N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 171.2 mm (6.7 in) on 25 September 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

503 stations

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

Weather records on 25 September 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Indus	India	Record daily precipitation	330.2 mm (13.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dahanu	India	Record daily precipitation	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ranaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saranga	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Joypur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	237.5 mm (9.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coffee Springs 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Katwa	India	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bhiwandi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chatna	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahasamund	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Athmalik	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deolapur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Potkabari	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

503 records

Records set or tied on 25 September 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 25 September 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 September 1956 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 34, daily 463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

394 broken records

Margins by which the 394 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 193.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 September 1956

Top 20 records on 25 September 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 September 1956	La Grange 1N, US	monthly rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	68 years	77 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1956	Indus, IN	all-time rain	330.2 mm (13.0 in)	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	14 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1956	Concord, US	monthly rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1956	Dahanu, IN	daily rain	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1956	Hooghly, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1956	Ranaghat, IN	daily rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1956	Panvel, IN	daily rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	122.1 mm (4.8 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1956	Ft Deposit, US	daily rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1956	Woodbury, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1956	Roha, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1956	Americus, US	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1956	W Pt, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1956	Butler, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1956	Serampore, IN	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1956	Greenville, US	monthly rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1956	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1956	Saranga, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1956	Joypur, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1956	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1956	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 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

1825 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1956. 1956 had 503 records.

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

Records on 09-25 in each year
Year	Records
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1842	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1857	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1884	3
1885	6
1886	1
1887	3
1889	7
1891	3
1893	7
1894	3
1895	5
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	6
1902	11
1903	4
1904	10
1905	16
1906	7
1907	35
1908	20
1909	22
1910	5
1911	9
1912	63
1913	13
1914	15
1915	43
1916	139
1917	138
1918	16
1919	20
1920	75
1921	32
1922	47
1923	68
1924	157
1925	141
1926	740
1927	166
1928	480
1929	158
1930	489
1931	500
1932	260
1933	542
1934	394
1935	258
1936	274
1937	190
1938	335
1939	454
1940	517
1941	269
1942	970
1943	488
1944	246
1945	514
1946	292
1947	666
1948	501
1949	479
1950	1,163
1951	639
1952	515
1953	242
1954	292
1955	546
1956	503
1957	231
1958	454
1959	396
1960	694
1961	530
1962	305
1963	602
1964	403
1965	690
1966	334
1967	428
1968	300
1969	196
1970	783
1971	323
1972	706
1973	650
1974	995
1975	1,166
1976	541
1977	875
1978	462
1979	719
1980	687
1981	669
1982	759
1983	647
1984	1,305
1985	446
1986	1,766
1987	560
1988	571
1989	1,367
1990	875
1991	1,243
1992	1,346
1993	1,015
1994	666
1995	1,013
1996	648
1997	1,278
1998	1,346
1999	804
2000	1,536
2001	1,536
2002	876
2003	758
2004	519
2005	1,484
2006	767
2007	1,284
2008	766
2009	854
2010	1,125
2011	763
2012	505
2013	615
2014	800
2015	868
2016	781
2017	1,253
2018	648
2019	530
2020	1,089
2021	355
2022	301
2023	580
2024	1,120
2025	569
2026	473

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Data for records on 1956-09-25: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	323
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	19
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1