Weather Records on 20 March 1936

245 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1936. Highest significance: Kumta, IN.

Key Facts for 20 March 1936

On 20 March 1936, 245 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 229 daily.
Kumta set a monthly record daily precipitation of 74.4 mm (2.9 in) on 20 March 1936.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

245 stations

245 station records on 20 March 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haiku 490	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manantoddy	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Napoklu	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	267.0 cm (105.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyandrug	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sanivarsanthe	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

245 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 20 March 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 20 March 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 229.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

221 broken records

Margins by which the 221 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 870.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1936

Top 20 records on 20 March 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1936	Kumta, IN	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	Tellichery, IN	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	Haiku 490, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	Chickmagalur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	Mangalore, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	Nilambur, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	T.Narsipur, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	Virajpet, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	Poonampet, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	Manantoddy, IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	Guy Fawkes 2, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	Mysore, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	Devala, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	Mercara Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	Alur, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	Uthamapalayam, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	Napoklu, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1936	Sunticoppa, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	37 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

1808 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1936. 1936 had 245 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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Data for records on 1936-03-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	219
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1