Weather Records on 15 March 1936

298 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1936. Highest significance: South Comongin, AU.

Key Facts for 15 March 1936

On 15 March 1936, 298 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 295 daily.
South Comongin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.4 mm (3.4 in) on 15 March 1936.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

298 stations

298 station records on 15 March 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burruer (Illaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Wattle Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perthville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
French Island (Tankerton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	278.0 cm (109.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Warloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	131.0 cm (51.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bomaderry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

298 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 15 March 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 15 March 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 295.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

242 broken records

Margins by which the 242 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 950.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1936

Top 20 records on 15 March 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1936	South Comongin, AU	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Orion, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Wunnamurra, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Albion Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Burruer (Illaroo), AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Meredith (Wattle Vale), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Reid River Railway Station, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Hastings Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Eton Police Station, AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Grantville, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc), AU	all-time rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Uanda, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1936	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	7 years	35 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

1810 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1936. 1936 had 298 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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	239
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1