Weather Records on 1 May 1936

368 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1936. Highest significance: Marshalltown, US.

Key Facts for 1 May 1936

On 1 May 1936, 368 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 363 daily.
Marshalltown set a daily record precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 1 May 1936.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

368 stations

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

Weather records on 1 May 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Mauka	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dwight	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

368 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 106.

Records on 1 May 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 May 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 363.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

267 broken records

Margins by which the 267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1936

Top 20 records on 1 May 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 1936	Marshalltown, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1936	Gavar, AM	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1936	Weatherford, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1936	Pawnee City, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1936	Winona, US	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1936	Honokaa Mauka, US	monthly rain	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1936	Cumberland, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1936	Paauilo 221, US	monthly rain	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1936	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1936	Zumbrota, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1936	Coldwater, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1936	Danville, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1936	Perry, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1936	Wamego 4 W, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1936	Budapest, HU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1936	Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab, IN	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1936	Savanne, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1936	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1936	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1936	Colchester 2 W, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	36 years	29 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

1795 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1936. 1936 had 368 records.

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

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	912
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

Download the Data

Data for records on 1936-05-01: 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 10	214
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	3