Weather Records on 15 July 1936

905 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1936. Highest significance: Varberg, SE.

Key Facts for 15 July 1936

On 15 July 1936, 905 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
756 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 83 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 795 daily.
Varberg set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 15 July 1936.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

905 stations

905 station records on 15 July 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waukomis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gohpur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hinton 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peoria City Office	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

905 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 486, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 270, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 121.

Records on 15 July 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	486
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	270
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1936 by timescale: all-time 83, monthly 27, daily 795.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

694 broken records

Margins by which the 694 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1936

Top 20 records on 15 July 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1936	Varberg, SE	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1936	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1936	Panruti, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1936	Mazbat(Majbat), IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1936	Circleville, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1936	Fayette, US	all-time high max	46.7 C (116.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1936	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1936	Paoli, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1936	Bonaparte 5 NE, US	all-time high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1936	Waukomis, US	all-time high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1936	Saguache, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1936	Merrill, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1936	Appleton City, US	all-time high max	46.1 C (115.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1936	Meeker 5 W, US	all-time high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1936	Kissimmee, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1936	Kirksville, US	all-time high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1936	Pana, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1936	Steffenville, US	all-time high max	46.1 C (115.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1936	Trenton 1 NNE, US	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1936	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	all-time high max	46.1 C (115.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	12 years	33 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 905 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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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	668
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1