Weather Records on 13 April 1936

435 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1936. Highest significance: Lugansk, UA.

Key Facts for 13 April 1936

On 13 April 1936, 435 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
372 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 419 daily.
Lugansk set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 13 April 1936.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

435 stations

435 station records on 13 April 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

435 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 306, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 13 April 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	306
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 April 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 419.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

351 broken records

Margins by which the 351 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1936

Top 20 records on 13 April 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1936	Lugansk, UA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1936	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1936	Tranebjerg, DK	monthly rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1936	Greensboro, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1936	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1936	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1936	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1936	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1936	Rogers, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1936	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1936	Lewistown AP, US	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1936	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1936	Minneapolis, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1936	Adel, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1936	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1936	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1936	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1936	Emporia 1 S, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1936	Cascade 5 S, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1936	Warwick, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	23 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

1798 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1936. 1936 had 435 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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 10	330
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1