Weather Records on 4 April 1936

714 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1936. Highest significance: New Hampton, US.

Key Facts for 4 April 1936

On 4 April 1936, 714 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 543 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 686 daily.
New Hampton set a daily record snow depth of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 4 April 1936.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

714 stations

714 station records on 4 April 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jaffirband	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saranac	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

714 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 230, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 313, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 4 April 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	230
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	313
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 4 April 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 686.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1936

Top 20 records on 4 April 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1936	New Hampton, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1936	Ulm, DE	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1936	Argyle Downs, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1936	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1936	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1936	Stuttgart, DE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1936	Pathalipam, IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1936	Big Timber, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1936	Marshalltown, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1936	Rock Rapids, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1936	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1936	Chinook, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1936	Grenfell, CA	monthly low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1936	Britt 3E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1936	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1936	Sankari, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1936	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1936	Sycamore, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1936	Algona, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1936	Miles City, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 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 714 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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Data for records on 1936-04-04: 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 100	543
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1