Weather Records on 11 July 1936

1,268 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1936. Highest significance: Great Brak River, ZA.

Key Facts for 11 July 1936

On 11 July 1936, 1,268 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
997 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 94 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,135 daily.
Great Brak River set a monthly record daily precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 11 July 1936.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

1,268 stations

1,268 station records on 11 July 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 July 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nimarana	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenora	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jatusana	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,268 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 574, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 423, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 171.

Records on 11 July 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	574
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	423
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 July 1936 by timescale: all-time 94, monthly 39, daily 1,135.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,030 broken records

Margins by which the 1,030 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 July 1936

Top 20 records on 11 July 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1936	Great Brak River, ZA	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1936	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1936	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1936	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1936	Joshimath, IN	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1936	Simcoe, CA	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1936	Harrisville, US	all-time high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1936	Bottineau, US	all-time high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1936	Nimarana, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1936	Minnedosa, CA	all-time high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1936	Bansgaon, IN	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1936	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1936	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1936	Kenora, CA	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1936	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1936	Grand Meadow, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1936	Mellette 4 W, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1936	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1936	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1936	Dubuque River, US	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	37 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

1813 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1936. 1936 had 1,268 records.

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

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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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	971
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1