Weather Records on 21 May 1936

328 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 May 1936. Highest significance: Parur, IN.

Key Facts for 21 May 1936

On 21 May 1936, 328 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 321 daily.
Parur set a daily record precipitation of 217.7 mm (8.6 in) on 21 May 1936.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

328 stations

328 station records on 21 May 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 May 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	216.2 mm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bhawanipatna	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolangir	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chandpur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rayagada	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parner	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barauli	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baihar	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saraipali	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rajathgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

328 records

Records set or tied on 21 May 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 21 May 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 May 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

282 broken records

Margins by which the 282 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 May 1936

Top 20 records on 21 May 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 May 1936	Parur, IN	daily rain	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1936	Fort Cochin, IN	daily rain	216.2 mm (8.5 in)	158.3 mm (6.2 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1936	Attingal, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1936	Katangi, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1936	Caguas, PR	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1936	Bhawanipatna, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1936	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1936	Bolangir, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1936	Chandpur, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1936	Radhapuram, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1936	Husum, DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1936	Waren, DE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1936	Banki Bankigarh, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1936	Melur, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1936	Annavasal, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1936	Perumpavur, IN	monthly rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1936	Avanashi, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1936	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1936	Saundatti, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1936	Ambalapuza, IN	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	31 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 328 records.

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

Records on 05-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1811	1
1837	2
1842	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	26
1904	8
1905	7
1906	12
1907	36
1908	13
1909	13
1910	14
1911	87
1912	24
1913	13
1914	26
1915	24
1916	13
1917	76
1918	51
1919	170
1920	39
1921	158
1922	39
1923	125
1924	148
1925	250
1926	221
1927	207
1928	173
1929	247
1930	133
1931	488
1932	343
1933	290
1934	590
1935	190
1936	328
1937	227
1938	348
1939	355
1940	456
1941	525
1942	482
1943	463
1944	310
1945	515
1946	324
1947	485
1948	312
1949	593
1950	403
1951	271
1952	385
1953	501
1954	961
1955	507
1956	409
1957	709
1958	511
1959	684
1960	615
1961	306
1962	553
1963	598
1964	788
1965	238
1966	296
1967	1,022
1968	549
1969	832
1970	449
1971	536
1972	557
1973	493
1974	847
1975	1,160
1976	393
1977	756
1978	575
1979	787
1980	857
1981	1,550
1982	599
1983	1,106
1984	950
1985	610
1986	908
1987	1,242
1988	819
1989	671
1990	947
1991	1,065
1992	1,143
1993	1,197
1994	656
1995	749
1996	1,461
1997	953
1998	1,200
1999	544
2000	897
2001	1,187
2002	2,048
2003	807
2004	898
2005	1,020
2006	810
2007	894
2008	740
2009	1,315
2010	962
2011	959
2012	848
2013	884
2014	522
2015	956
2016	567
2017	780
2018	525
2019	1,668
2020	707
2021	1,131
2022	1,512
2023	794
2024	751
2025	776
2026	356

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	240
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1