Weather Records on 13 February 1936

714 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1936. Highest significance: Gundagai, AU.

Key Facts for 13 February 1936

On 13 February 1936, 714 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 269 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 677 daily.
Gundagai set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 13 February 1936.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

714 stations

714 station records on 13 February 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stockinbingal 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adavale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	406.4 cm (160.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cowabie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

714 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 13 February 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 13 February 1936 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 21, daily 677.

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 2286.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1936

Top 20 records on 13 February 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1936	Gundagai, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Frogmore, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Argalong (the Farm), AU	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Stockinbingal 1, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Corryong (Parish Lane), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Bassett Downs, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Cowra Ag Research Station, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Cootamundra Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Huntington, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Yarronvale, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Keosauqua, US	all-time snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Bedford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Caiwarro, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Roanoke, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Yalgogrin North (Roloma), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Kangiara (Laverstock), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1936	Mt Carroll, US	all-time snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	36 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

1794 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1936. 1936 had 714 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 500	608
500 to 1000	1
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1