Weather Records on 8 August 1936

359 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1936. Highest significance: Salon, IN.

Key Facts for 8 August 1936

On 8 August 1936, 359 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 338 daily.
Salon set a daily record precipitation of 205.7 mm (8.1 in) on 8 August 1936.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

359 stations

359 station records on 8 August 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salon	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chunar	India	Record daily precipitation	318.5 mm (12.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Patna Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mirzapur	India	Record daily precipitation	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Teonthar	India	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sahaswan	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehpur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsganj	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dinapur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jaunpur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Handia	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rasra	India	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Patti	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goorimpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

359 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 91.

Records on 8 August 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1936 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 17, daily 338.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

261 broken records

Margins by which the 261 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1936

Top 20 records on 8 August 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1936	Salon, IN	daily rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1936	Chunar, IN	all-time rain	318.5 mm (12.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1936	Marion, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1936	Patna Obsy, IN	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1936	Beaufort, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1936	Gangapur, IN	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1936	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1936	Mirzapur, IN	all-time rain	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1936	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1936	Teonthar, IN	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1936	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1936	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1936	Maharajganj, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1936	Boonville, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1936	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1936	Phulpur, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1936	Sahaswan, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1936	Adel, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1936	Trenton 1 NNE, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1936	Wittenberg, DE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	36 years	27 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 359 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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	231
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1