Weather Records on 31 March 1936

1,242 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1936. Highest significance: Risod, IN.

Key Facts for 31 March 1936

On 31 March 1936, 1,242 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 495 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,214 daily.
Risod set a monthly record daily precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 31 March 1936.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

1,242 stations

1,242 station records on 31 March 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Risod	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kunghari	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Khairee	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kamen Kaman	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burdwan	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dayanathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Khair	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Digras	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kishangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cherapalaseri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wani	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washim	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mul	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhchiroli	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mawphlang Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,242 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 349, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 515, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 31 March 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	349
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	515
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 31 March 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 1,214.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,106 broken records

Margins by which the 1,106 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 261.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1936

Top 20 records on 31 March 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1936	Risod, IN	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Ogden 2, US	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Gudibanda, IN	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Dasuya, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Valangiman, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Kunghari, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Khairee, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Kamen Kaman, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Asola, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Burdwan, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Sampagaon-Bailh, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Donegaon, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Dalu, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Chikhli, IN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Dayanathpur, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Asifabad(Rev), IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Perumbalur, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Pathankot, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Khair, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1936	Balanpur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	41 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 1,242 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 1936-03-31: 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 50	1,077
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1