Weather Records on 9 August 1936

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1936. Highest significance: Fayetteville (Pwc), US.

Key Facts for 9 August 1936

On 9 August 1936, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
399 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 436 daily.
Fayetteville (Pwc) set a daily record precipitation of 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 9 August 1936.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 9 August 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kundhra	India	Record daily precipitation	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Patti	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Contai	India	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sultanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Musafir Khana	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserganj	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karhal	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hasanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hasanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 283, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 87.

Records on 9 August 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	283
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1936 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 61, daily 436.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

367 broken records

Margins by which the 367 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1936

Top 20 records on 9 August 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1936	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1936	Kundhra, IN	daily rain	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1936	Patti, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1936	Contai, IN	daily rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1936	Mohanlalganj, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1936	Sultanpur, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1936	Hakalau 142, US	monthly rain	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1936	Musafir Khana, IN	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1936	Haidargarh, IN	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1936	Ozark, US	all-time high max	46.1 C (115.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1936	Winnemucca AP, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1936	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	all-time high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1936	Durant, US	all-time high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1936	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1936	Los Gatos, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1936	Chainpur, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1936	Kaiserganj, IN	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1936	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1936	Monticello, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1936	Independence, US	all-time high max	46.7 C (116.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	2 years	29 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

1798 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1936. 1936 had 519 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

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Data for records on 1936-08-09: 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 20	345
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1