Weather Records on 4 May 1936

313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1936. Highest significance: Coupeville 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 4 May 1936

On 4 May 1936, 313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 308 daily.
Coupeville 1 S set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 4 May 1936.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

313 stations

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

Weather records on 4 May 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

313 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 4 May 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 May 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 308.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

244 broken records

Margins by which the 244 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1936

Top 20 records on 4 May 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1936	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1936	Windsor Kings College, CA	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1936	Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1936	Port Townsend, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1936	Digby, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1936	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1936	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1936	Great Falls, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1936	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1936	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1936	Wolfville, CA	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1936	Parrsboro, CA	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1936	Sydney, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1936	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1936	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1936	Lawrence, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1936	New Brunswick Exp STN, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1936	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1936	Lake Moraine, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1936	Brockton, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	24 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 313 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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Data for records on 1936-05-04: 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 10	215
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1