Weather Records on 6 August 1936

318 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1936. Highest significance: Albany, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 1936

On 6 August 1936, 318 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 314 daily.
Albany set a daily record precipitation of 57.7 mm (2.3 in) on 6 August 1936.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

318 stations

318 station records on 6 August 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbari	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo Wandong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagaon Bhogaon	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mustafabad Jasra	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jabera	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

318 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 139.

Records on 6 August 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 314.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 199.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1936

Top 20 records on 6 August 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1936	Albany, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1936	Balurghat, IN	daily rain	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1936	Ridgway, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1936	Nalbari, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1936	Wandoo Wandong, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1936	Hopkinsville, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1936	Durango, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1936	Morgantown 1, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1936	Coimbatore, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1936	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1936	Karkal, IN	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1936	Bhagaon Bhogaon, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1936	Tashkent, UZ	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1936	Pendra Road, IN	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1936	Oneonta 1 S, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1936	Tiruvangadi, IN	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1936	Feodosiia, UA	daily high max	36.5 C (97.7 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1936	Feodosiia, UA	daily high min	26.9 C (80.4 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1936	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1936	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	49 years	24 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

1794 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1936. 1936 had 318 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

Download the Data

Data for records on 1936-08-06: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	240
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1