Weather Records on 12 July 1936

1,082 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1936. Highest significance: Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 12 July 1936

On 12 July 1936, 1,082 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
802 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 92 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 965 daily.
Cofimvaba (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 12 July 1936.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,082 stations

1,082 station records on 12 July 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhauli	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khaga	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,082 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 502, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 300, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 185.

Records on 12 July 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	502
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	300
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1936 by timescale: all-time 92, monthly 25, daily 965.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

844 broken records

Margins by which the 844 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1936

Top 20 records on 12 July 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1936	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Simcoe, CA	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Amenia, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Woodstock, CA	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Exwell Park, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1936	Greenville, US	all-time high max	46.1 C (115.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	36 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

1796 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1936. 1936 had 1,082 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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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	749
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	17
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1