Weather Records on 20 July 1936

358 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1936. Highest significance: Fort Good Hope 2, CA.

Key Facts for 20 July 1936

On 20 July 1936, 358 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 346 daily.
Fort Good Hope 2 set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 20 July 1936.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

358 stations

358 station records on 20 July 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jabera	India	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hatta	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandar	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jumping Sand Hill Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bijawar	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

358 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 80.

Records on 20 July 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1936 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 3, daily 346.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

264 broken records

Margins by which the 264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1936

Top 20 records on 20 July 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1936	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1936	Jabera, IN	daily rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1936	Harapanahalli, IN	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1936	Jabalpur, IN	daily rain	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1936	Raiford State Prison, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1936	Haverhill, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1936	Selbu-Stubbe, NO	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1936	Gila Bend 2SE, US	all-time high min	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1936	Junsele, SE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1936	Kurgan, RU	all-time high min	23.1 C (73.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1936	Keene, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1936	Malvern, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1936	Damoh, IN	all-time rain	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1936	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1936	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1936	Hatta, IN	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1936	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1936	Bowie, US	all-time high max	46.7 C (116.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1936	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1936	Bhandar, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	26 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

1809 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1936. 1936 had 358 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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	244
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2