Weather Records on 14 April 1936

539 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1936. Highest significance: Caguas, PR.

Key Facts for 14 April 1936

On 14 April 1936, 539 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
473 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 513 daily.
Caguas set a daily record precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 14 April 1936.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

539 stations

539 station records on 14 April 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

539 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 306, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 14 April 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	306
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 April 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 513.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 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

14 April 1936

Top 20 records on 14 April 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1936	Caguas, PR	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1936	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1936	Columbus, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1936	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1936	Independence, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1936	Sedan, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1936	Lamar 7N, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1936	Rogers, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1936	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1936	Parrsboro, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1936	Meeker 5 W, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1936	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1936	Punalur, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1936	El Dorado, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1936	Appleton City, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1936	Alva 1W, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1936	Iola, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1936	Ardmore, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1936	Guthrie 5S, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1936	Echo, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	22 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

1801 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1936. 1936 had 539 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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	400
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1