Weather Records on 7 April 1936

1,184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1936. Highest significance: Goodwater, US.

Key Facts for 7 April 1936

On 7 April 1936, 1,184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 724 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,131 daily.
Goodwater set a monthly record daily precipitation of 141.5 mm (5.6 in) on 7 April 1936.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,184 stations

1,184 station records on 7 April 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Mauka	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Awini 182.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	270.8 mm (10.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	261.6 mm (10.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmaggie (the Laurels)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kopiluila	United States	Record daily precipitation	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penneshaw 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tinamba West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,184 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 204, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 520, Heaviest daily rainfall 407, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 7 April 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	204
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	520
Heaviest daily rainfall	407
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 7 April 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 53, daily 1,131.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,041 broken records

Margins by which the 1,041 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 189.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1936

Top 20 records on 7 April 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1936	Goodwater, US	monthly rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1936	San Remo, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1936	Athens, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1936	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1936	Goolwa Council Depot, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1936	Greensboro, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1936	Newnan 7 WNW, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1936	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1936	Carlton Brg, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1936	Covington, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1936	Monticello, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1936	Honokaa Mauka, US	daily rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1936	Awini 182.1, US	daily rain	270.8 mm (10.7 in)	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1936	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	261.6 mm (10.3 in)	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1936	Blyth, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1936	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1936	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1936	Glenmaggie (the Laurels), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1936	Cheraw, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1936	Murray Bridge (Tepko), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	47 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

1800 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1936. 1936 had 1,184 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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Data for records on 1936-04-07: 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 25	987
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1