Weather Records on 11 May 1936

363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1936. Highest significance: Franklin, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 1936

On 11 May 1936, 363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 360 daily.
Franklin set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 11 May 1936.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

363 stations

363 station records on 11 May 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warbreccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

363 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 73.

Records on 11 May 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 May 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1936

Top 20 records on 11 May 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1936	Franklin, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1936	Taung, ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1936	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1936	Weissenfels, DE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1936	Woodside, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1936	Port Dover, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1936	Nelson, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1936	Rosalia, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1936	Coldwater, CA	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1936	Stratford, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1936	Bottineau, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1936	Stirling, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1936	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1936	Huntsville, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1936	Watertown, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1936	Pullman Exp STN, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1936	Clayoquot, CA	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1936	Ashland, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1936	Oberlin, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1936	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	21 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

1814 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1936. 1936 had 363 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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 5	245
5 to 10	18
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	2