Weather Records on 10 March 1936

406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1936. Highest significance: Southport 5 N, US.

Key Facts for 10 March 1936

On 10 March 1936, 406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
304 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 403 daily.
Southport 5 N set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 10 March 1936.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

406 stations

406 station records on 10 March 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danforth (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	287.0 cm (113.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

406 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 10 March 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 10 March 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1000.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1936

Top 20 records on 10 March 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1936	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1936	Conway, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1936	Wilmington Wb City, US	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1936	Danforth (1), US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1936	Ettumanur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1936	Lumberton, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1936	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1936	Beaufort, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1936	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1936	Dwtn Charleston, US	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1936	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1936	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1936	Sloan 3 S, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1936	Balumath, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1936	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	287.0 cm (113.0 in)	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1936	Pawtucket, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1936	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high max	19.2 C (66.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1936	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1936	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1936	Pipestone, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	22 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

1807 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1936. 1936 had 406 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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 200	314
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1