Weather Records on 24 March 1936

346 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1936. Highest significance: Sagunbari, IN.

Key Facts for 24 March 1936

On 24 March 1936, 346 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 336 daily.
Sagunbari set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 24 March 1936.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

346 stations

346 station records on 24 March 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Worsham	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aijal	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	240.0 cm (94.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

346 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 24 March 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 24 March 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 336.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1936

Top 20 records on 24 March 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1936	Sagunbari, IN	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1936	Taung, ZA	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1936	Kenora, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1936	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1936	Booneville, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1936	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1936	Mudigere, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1936	Mongpoo, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1936	Moorhead St Teachers C, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1936	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1936	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1936	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1936	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1936	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1936	Raleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1936	University, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1936	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1936	Yazoo City, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1936	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1936	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	32 years	26 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

1794 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1936. 1936 had 346 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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 100	270
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1