Weather Records on 10 August 1936

487 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1936. Highest significance: Sagar Island, IN.

Key Facts for 10 August 1936

On 10 August 1936, 487 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
351 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 49 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 401 daily.
Sagar Island set a daily record precipitation of 189.2 mm (7.4 in) on 10 August 1936.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

487 stations

487 station records on 10 August 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur(Jhirka)	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahwa (Mahwar)	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.3 C (118.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sohana	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barwasagar	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Purulia	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

487 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 107.

Records on 10 August 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1936 by timescale: all-time 49, monthly 37, daily 401.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

359 broken records

Margins by which the 359 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1936

Top 20 records on 10 August 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1936	Sagar Island, IN	daily rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1936	St John's, CA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1936	Turners Falls, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1936	Avoca (Railway House), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1936	Clarksville 2NE, US	all-time high max	46.1 C (115.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1936	Mena, US	all-time high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1936	Gainesville, US	all-time high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1936	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	all-time high max	47.2 C (117.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1936	Longview, US	all-time high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1936	Weatherford, US	all-time high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1936	Bonham 3NNE, US	all-time high max	46.1 C (115.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1936	Norman 3SSE, US	all-time high max	46.7 C (116.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1936	Paris, US	all-time high max	46.1 C (115.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1936	Sherman, US	all-time high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1936	Durant, US	all-time high max	47.8 C (118.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1936	Guthrie 5S, US	all-time high max	46.7 C (116.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1936	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	all-time high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1936	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	all-time high max	46.7 C (116.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1936	Kaufman 3 SE, US	all-time high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1936	Ferozepur(Jhirka), IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	31 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

1814 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1936. 1936 had 487 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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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	335
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1