Weather Records on 9 July 1936

1,128 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 July 1936. Highest significance: Effingham 3SW, US.

Key Facts for 9 July 1936

On 9 July 1936, 1,128 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
945 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 75 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,014 daily.
Effingham 3SW set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 9 July 1936.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,128 stations

1,128 station records on 9 July 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 July 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Purwa	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hasanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shortsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Unnao	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malihabad	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,128 records

Records set or tied on 9 July 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 598, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 347, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 121.

Records on 9 July 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	598
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	347
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 July 1936 by timescale: all-time 75, monthly 39, daily 1,014.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

924 broken records

Margins by which the 924 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 July 1936

Top 20 records on 9 July 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 1936	Effingham 3SW, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1936	Kingston Queens U, CA	all-time high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1936	Sanehighat, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1936	Purwa, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1936	Emporium 1 E, US	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1936	Sussex 1 NW, US	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1936	Port Dover, CA	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1936	Bedford Hills, US	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1936	Port Jervis, US	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1936	Ephrata, US	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1936	Lucknow, CA	all-time high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1936	Hasanganj, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1936	Alfred, US	all-time high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1936	Carmel, US	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1936	Salisbury, US	all-time high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1936	Washington, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1936	Hightstown 2 W, US	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1936	Elmira, US	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1936	Oneonta 1 S, US	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1936	Salisbury, US	all-time high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	22 years	34 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 1,128 records.

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

Records on 07-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1815	3
1826	1
1828	2
1837	1
1845	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	4
1879	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	4
1897	2
1898	4
1899	5
1900	10
1901	10
1902	8
1903	15
1904	31
1905	28
1906	4
1907	10
1908	16
1909	16
1910	19
1911	26
1912	28
1913	42
1914	54
1915	42
1916	43
1917	19
1918	60
1919	33
1920	28
1921	73
1922	145
1923	90
1924	140
1925	135
1926	242
1927	123
1928	115
1929	250
1930	436
1931	202
1932	216
1933	444
1934	339
1935	433
1936	1,128
1937	274
1938	196
1939	345
1940	319
1941	273
1942	324
1943	252
1944	415
1945	371
1946	436
1947	684
1948	377
1949	433
1950	522
1951	502
1952	694
1953	450
1954	479
1955	513
1956	438
1957	385
1958	472
1959	483
1960	332
1961	564
1962	253
1963	1,029
1964	425
1965	444
1966	428
1967	216
1968	645
1969	619
1970	471
1971	406
1972	606
1973	588
1974	1,013
1975	567
1976	740
1977	617
1978	882
1979	721
1980	970
1981	1,009
1982	598
1983	1,039
1984	783
1985	1,228
1986	843
1987	882
1988	1,109
1989	965
1990	770
1991	1,295
1992	1,126
1993	1,454
1994	1,151
1995	939
1996	1,690
1997	930
1998	1,403
1999	952
2000	1,055
2001	965
2002	1,127
2003	906
2004	824
2005	1,373
2006	965
2007	949
2008	1,188
2009	1,165
2010	1,477
2011	1,047
2012	904
2013	478
2014	806
2015	1,221
2016	631
2017	638
2018	555
2019	602
2020	614
2021	1,198
2022	674
2023	833
2024	1,530
2025	696
2026	508

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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 20	899
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2