Weather Records on 11 March 1936

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1936. Highest significance: Belleville, CA.

Key Facts for 11 March 1936

On 11 March 1936, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 350 daily.
Belleville set a daily record precipitation of 50.5 mm (2.0 in) on 11 March 1936.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

356 stations

356 station records on 11 March 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	289.0 cm (113.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	131.0 cm (51.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gulnare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Ulooloo Railway Sidin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amyton East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 11 March 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 11 March 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

295 broken records

Margins by which the 295 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1030.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1936

Top 20 records on 11 March 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1936	Belleville, CA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1936	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1936	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1936	Williamsburg 2 NW, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1936	Darlington, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1936	Bancroft, CA	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1936	Peterborough, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1936	Darlington, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1936	Sutherlands, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1936	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1936	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 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)
11 March 1936	Ringtown, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1936	Sedan (Sandleton), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1936	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1936	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1936	Mannanarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1936	Salzburg, AT	daily high max	21.0 C (69.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	55 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1936	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	289.0 cm (113.8 in)	103.0 cm (40.6 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1936	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	29 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

1793 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 356 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	292
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1