Weather Records on 23 July 1936

403 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1936. Highest significance: Itchapuram, IN.

Key Facts for 23 July 1936

On 23 July 1936, 403 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
248 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 382 daily.
Itchapuram set a monthly record daily precipitation of 240.5 mm (9.5 in) on 23 July 1936.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

403 stations

403 station records on 23 July 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	240.5 mm (9.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gunupur	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nawarangpur	India	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koraput	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gumma	India	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bhogpur	India	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rayagada	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parlakimedi	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wayne City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sanjari	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deobhog	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

403 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 113.

Records on 23 July 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1936 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 11, daily 382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

312 broken records

Margins by which the 312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1936

Top 20 records on 23 July 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1936	Itchapuram, IN	monthly rain	240.5 mm (9.5 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	Sompeta, IN	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	Gunupur, IN	all-time rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	Tekkali, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	Nawarangpur, IN	daily rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	Konda, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	Koraput, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	Pelee Island, CA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	Ram/Udayagiri, IN	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	Dover, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	Washington, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	Gumma, IN	daily rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	Gopalpur, IN	monthly rain	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	Bhogpur, IN	daily rain	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	Rayagada, IN	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	E Tawas, US	all-time rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	Parlakimedi, IN	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1936	Cheljabinsk-Balandi, RU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	35 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

1794 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1936. 1936 had 403 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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	279
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1