Weather Records on 28 March 1936

362 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1936. Highest significance: Anticosti SW Point, CA.

Key Facts for 28 March 1936

On 28 March 1936, 362 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 357 daily.
Anticosti SW Point set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 28 March 1936.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

362 stations

362 station records on 28 March 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mekliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sivagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Benton City 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

362 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 28 March 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 28 March 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 357.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

309 broken records

Margins by which the 309 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1936

Top 20 records on 28 March 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1936	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1936	Attingal, IN	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1936	Kattumannarkoil, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1936	Mohpani, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1936	Pattukkottai, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1936	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1936	Muthupet, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1936	Cannanore, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1936	Valangiman, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1936	Dehra Gopipur, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1936	Arni, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1936	Big Creek, CA	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1936	Adirampatanam, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1936	Nedumangad, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1936	Alangudi, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1936	Mekliganj, IN	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1936	Quesnel, CA	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1936	Barkerville, CA	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1936	Paravur, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1936	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	28 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

1805 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1936. 1936 had 362 records.

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

Records on 03-28 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1808	2
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1861	1
1862	3
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1870	1
1872	2
1876	2
1878	3
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1890	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	8
1902	25
1903	15
1904	9
1905	45
1906	14
1907	26
1908	11
1909	7
1910	38
1911	21
1912	23
1913	28
1914	46
1915	49
1916	36
1917	44
1918	20
1919	62
1920	55
1921	79
1922	44
1923	308
1924	153
1925	124
1926	222
1927	70
1928	266
1929	236
1930	209
1931	469
1932	459
1933	193
1934	480
1935	117
1936	362
1937	576
1938	396
1939	287
1940	319
1941	255
1942	417
1943	347
1944	994
1945	719
1946	838
1947	943
1948	172
1949	316
1950	377
1951	437
1952	313
1953	303
1954	534
1955	1,111
1956	473
1957	272
1958	371
1959	385
1960	555
1961	521
1962	636
1963	1,090
1964	433
1965	517
1966	584
1967	360
1968	703
1969	630
1970	848
1971	901
1972	447
1973	670
1974	614
1975	1,996
1976	486
1977	1,254
1978	687
1979	614
1980	1,014
1981	793
1982	1,186
1983	1,014
1984	898
1985	1,449
1986	1,394
1987	1,000
1988	546
1989	2,125
1990	916
1991	1,254
1992	789
1993	987
1994	1,201
1995	988
1996	1,269
1997	591
1998	1,719
1999	839
2000	648
2001	1,081
2002	987
2003	641
2004	1,062
2005	853
2006	730
2007	1,560
2008	924
2009	1,154
2010	559
2011	913
2012	781
2013	1,008
2014	885
2015	1,329
2016	547
2017	516
2018	799
2019	457
2020	879
2021	569
2022	1,260
2023	965
2024	334
2025	1,058
2026	1,442

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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 50	299
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1