Weather Records on 7 August 1936

286 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1936. Highest significance: Suri, IN.

Key Facts for 7 August 1936

On 7 August 1936, 286 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 277 daily.
Suri set a daily record precipitation of 116.6 mm (4.6 in) on 7 August 1936.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

286 stations

286 station records on 7 August 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	263.1 mm (10.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warora	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chandur Railway	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wani	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yeotmal	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mariahu	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rangia	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pusad	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Armori	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ghazipur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angiola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silistria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aurangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

286 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 81.

Records on 7 August 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

205 broken records

Margins by which the 205 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1936

Top 20 records on 7 August 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1936	Suri, IN	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1936	Sidhi, IN	daily rain	263.1 mm (10.4 in)	156.4 mm (6.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1936	Hinganghat, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1936	Bolpur, IN	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1936	Pandherikawara, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1936	Talegaon, IN	monthly rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1936	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1936	Chandrapur, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1936	Chiplun, IN	daily rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1936	Aurora, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1936	Trenton 1 NNE, US	monthly high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1936	Warora, IN	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1936	Domeriaganj Sr, IN	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1936	Trinidad, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1936	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1936	Chandur Railway, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1936	Wani, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1936	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1936	Lynchburg - Coop, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1936	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	37 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

1808 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1936. 1936 had 286 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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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	178
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1