Weather Records on 20 May 1936

207 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 May 1936. Highest significance: Alix, CA.

Key Facts for 20 May 1936

On 20 May 1936, 207 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 204 daily.
Alix set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 20 May 1936.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

207 stations

207 station records on 20 May 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 May 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alix	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrapara	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karnah	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rayagada	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pindron	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dharamjaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Korba	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

207 records

Records set or tied on 20 May 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 20 May 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 May 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 204.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

176 broken records

Margins by which the 176 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 May 1936

Top 20 records on 20 May 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 May 1936	Alix, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1936	Dharingbadi, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1936	Gleichen, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1936	Russelkonda, IN	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1936	La Ctr, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1936	Brome, CA	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1936	Parvatipur, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1936	Hillsdown, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1936	Chipurupally, IN	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1936	Nalgonda, IN	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1936	Konda, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1936	Edmonton, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1936	Hanamkonda, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1936	Purankot, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1936	Nashua 2 NNW, US	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1936	Mahuadaur, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1936	Itchapuram, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1936	Dolphin@S Nose Obsy, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1936	Kendrapara, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1936	Belle Isle, CA	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 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

1802 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1936. 1936 had 207 records.

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

Records on 05-20 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	1
1804	1
1815	1
1825	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	3
1847	1
1854	1
1858	3
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1871	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	3
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	19
1904	4
1905	4
1906	22
1907	35
1908	23
1909	10
1910	20
1911	82
1912	20
1913	10
1914	16
1915	42
1916	29
1917	46
1918	92
1919	56
1920	44
1921	234
1922	40
1923	125
1924	189
1925	251
1926	128
1927	118
1928	138
1929	323
1930	129
1931	451
1932	689
1933	449
1934	582
1935	259
1936	207
1937	270
1938	331
1939	266
1940	337
1941	378
1942	337
1943	802
1944	315
1945	498
1946	339
1947	358
1948	514
1949	586
1950	327
1951	288
1952	615
1953	518
1954	822
1955	421
1956	565
1957	728
1958	378
1959	785
1960	612
1961	333
1962	773
1963	732
1964	517
1965	200
1966	416
1967	587
1968	743
1969	885
1970	310
1971	653
1972	612
1973	419
1974	893
1975	1,332
1976	837
1977	553
1978	534
1979	683
1980	751
1981	1,540
1982	554
1983	1,307
1984	867
1985	426
1986	790
1987	1,036
1988	805
1989	764
1990	722
1991	925
1992	1,200
1993	1,208
1994	778
1995	734
1996	1,749
1997	1,106
1998	1,124
1999	673
2000	991
2001	847
2002	2,299
2003	1,201
2004	746
2005	929
2006	1,006
2007	565
2008	999
2009	1,529
2010	1,011
2011	1,117
2012	604
2013	919
2014	629
2015	1,001
2016	692
2017	1,214
2018	460
2019	1,483
2020	784
2021	904
2022	1,643
2023	1,106
2024	478
2025	969
2026	696

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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	121
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2