Weather Records on 4 July 1936

1,189 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1936. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 July 1936

On 4 July 1936, 1,189 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 38 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,091 daily.
Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 4 July 1936.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

1,189 stations

1,189 station records on 4 July 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lara Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Smythesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Mount Pleasant Obs.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Granville (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yandoit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg (Rosanna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skipton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lambrigg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,189 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 264, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 783.

Records on 4 July 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	264
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	783
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1936 by timescale: all-time 38, monthly 60, daily 1,091.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,050 broken records

Margins by which the 1,050 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1936

Top 20 records on 4 July 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1936	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1936	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1936	Varberg, SE	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1936	Melton, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1936	Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga), AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1936	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1936	Little River (Mount Rothwell), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1936	Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1936	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1936	Meredith, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1936	Ballan, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1936	Natte Yallock, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1936	Clunes, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1936	Elaine (Larundel), AU	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1936	Corinda, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1936	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1936	Woodside, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1936	Anakie, AU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1936	Stamford Station, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1936	Pine Hill Railway Station, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

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

1806 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1936. 1936 had 1,189 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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Data for records on 1936-07-04: 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	757
10 to 20	185
20 to 30	68
30 to 40	25
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1