Weather Records on 1 March 1936

232 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1936. Highest significance: Carandotta Station, AU.

Key Facts for 1 March 1936

On 1 March 1936, 232 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 218 daily.
Carandotta Station set an all-time record daily precipitation of 156.2 mm (6.1 in) on 1 March 1936.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

232 stations

232 station records on 1 March 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poonch	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Badgam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yantara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rajpuri(Rampur)	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anantnag	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mirpur	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Moira Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	291.0 cm (114.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	279.4 cm (110.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimber	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muriel Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	355.6 cm (140.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	149.0 cm (58.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kotli	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunningbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wicannia (the Peak Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

232 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 1 March 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 1 March 1936 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 218.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

185 broken records

Margins by which the 185 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2032.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1936

Top 20 records on 1 March 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1936	Carandotta Station, AU	all-time rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1936	Sable Island, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1936	Poonch, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1936	Charlotte Waters, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1936	Badgam, IN	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1936	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1936	Goorangoola, AU	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1936	Storm Lake, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1936	Centerville 6 SE, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1936	Yantara, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1936	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1936	Uttamachipura, IN	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1936	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1936	Rajpuri(Rampur), IN	monthly rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1936	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1936	Anantnag, IN	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1936	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1936	Tibooburra (Olive Downs), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1936	Murrawombi, AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1936	Mirpur, PK	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	33 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

1808 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1936. 1936 had 232 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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	180
500 to 1000	3
1000 to 1500	1
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1