Weather Records on 3 April 1936

1,264 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1936. Highest significance: New Hampton, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 1936

On 3 April 1936, 1,264 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 1,051 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 261 monthly and 1,003 daily.
New Hampton set a monthly record snow depth of 88.9 cm (35.0 in) on 3 April 1936.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,264 stations

1,264 station records on 3 April 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamukhi	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forbesganj	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,264 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 446, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 605, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 3 April 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	446
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	605
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 3 April 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 261, daily 1,003.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,035 broken records

Margins by which the 1,035 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 914.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1936

Top 20 records on 3 April 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1936	New Hampton, US	monthly snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1936	Tasiilaq, GL	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1936	Marshalltown, US	monthly snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1936	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1936	Rock Rapids, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1936	Webster City, US	monthly snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1936	Denison, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1936	Mongpoo, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1936	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1936	Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de, FR	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1936	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1936	Rockwell City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1936	Sankarankoil, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1936	Sonamukhi, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1936	Pickens 1, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1936	Fort National, DZ	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1936	Loup City, US	monthly low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1936	Ashland #2, US	monthly low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1936	Hay Springs, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1936	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	39 years	33 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

1815 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1936. 1936 had 1,264 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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 200	1,027
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1