Weather Records on 1 April 1936

1,248 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1936. Highest significance: Maihar, IN.

Key Facts for 1 April 1936

On 1 April 1936, 1,248 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 679 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 430 monthly and 818 daily.
Maihar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 1 April 1936.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,248 stations

1,248 station records on 1 April 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Biswan	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,248 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 440, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 239, Heaviest daily rainfall 388, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 1 April 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	440
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	239
Heaviest daily rainfall	388
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 1 April 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 430, daily 818.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,068 broken records

Margins by which the 1,068 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1936

Top 20 records on 1 April 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1936	Maihar, IN	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1936	Pendraka, IN	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1936	Bhir, IN	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1936	Dindigul, IN	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1936	Ariyalur, IN	monthly rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1936	Harur, IN	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1936	Panruti, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1936	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1936	Biswan, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1936	Kumta, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1936	Pattikonda, IN	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1936	Vedasandur, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1936	Chatrapatti, IN	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1936	Naduvattam, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1936	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1936	Kovvur, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1936	Janwada, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1936	Tiruvur(Tiruvvru), IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1936	Rasipuram, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1936	Annavasal, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	45 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

1803 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1936. 1936 had 1,248 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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 20	920
20 to 40	97
40 to 60	28
60 to 80	16
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1