Weather Records on 9 May 1936

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1936. Highest significance: St John's, CA.

Key Facts for 9 May 1936

On 9 May 1936, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
491 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 609 daily.
St John's set a daily record snowfall of 19.8 cm (7.8 in) on 9 May 1936.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

622 stations

622 station records on 9 May 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St John's	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saranac	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 345, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 9 May 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	345
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 May 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 609.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

488 broken records

Margins by which the 488 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1936

Top 20 records on 9 May 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1936	St John's, CA	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1936	Ardmore, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1936	Beatrice, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1936	Guthrie 5S, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1936	Calvin, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1936	Neosho Rapids, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1936	Lawrence, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1936	Iola, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1936	Fallston, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1936	Independence, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1936	Rocky Mt, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1936	Salisbury, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1936	Coatesville 1 SW, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1936	Huntsville, CA	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	55 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1936	Saranac, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1936	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1936	Brockport, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1936	Southport 5 N, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1936	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1936	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	25 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

1793 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 622 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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 25	476
25 to 50	9
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1