Weather Records on 13 August 1936

705 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1936. Highest significance: Mangalgiri, IN.

Key Facts for 13 August 1936

On 13 August 1936, 705 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
605 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 660 daily.
Mangalgiri set a daily record precipitation of 82.8 mm (3.3 in) on 13 August 1936.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

705 stations

705 station records on 13 August 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Surpura (Nokha)	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palana	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ramgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Bremen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

705 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 383, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 89.

Records on 13 August 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	383
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1936 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 25, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

556 broken records

Margins by which the 556 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1936

Top 20 records on 13 August 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1936	Mangalgiri, IN	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1936	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1936	Surpura (Nokha), IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1936	Bapatla, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1936	Palana, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1936	Tallahassee, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1936	Lawrence, US	daily high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1936	Bikaner, IN	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1936	Simcoe, CA	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1936	Ramgarh, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1936	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1936	Mason City, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1936	Clay Ctr, US	all-time high max	47.2 C (117.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1936	Leavenworth, US	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1936	Trenton, US	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1936	Vijayawada, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1936	Beatrice, US	daily high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1936	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1936	Horton, US	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1936	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	25 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 705 records.

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

Records on 08-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1843	2
1849	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1864	3
1867	3
1868	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	3
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	5
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	9
1898	2
1899	4
1900	3
1901	3
1902	23
1903	12
1904	11
1905	11
1906	8
1907	3
1908	36
1909	33
1910	9
1911	41
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	32
1916	64
1917	62
1918	68
1919	38
1920	56
1921	34
1922	39
1923	84
1924	168
1925	145
1926	168
1927	113
1928	215
1929	184
1930	490
1931	596
1932	369
1933	291
1934	427
1935	400
1936	705
1937	370
1938	442
1939	276
1940	631
1941	516
1942	388
1943	611
1944	761
1945	355
1946	599
1947	685
1948	346
1949	420
1950	436
1951	373
1952	985
1953	238
1954	781
1955	732
1956	355
1957	432
1958	352
1959	363
1960	460
1961	503
1962	550
1963	583
1964	1,526
1965	734
1966	565
1967	1,091
1968	828
1969	663
1970	390
1971	431
1972	485
1973	452
1974	572
1975	462
1976	693
1977	678
1978	761
1979	1,198
1980	502
1981	534
1982	653
1983	647
1984	597
1985	829
1986	609
1987	1,106
1988	1,363
1989	637
1990	770
1991	845
1992	1,666
1993	993
1994	944
1995	1,910
1996	1,276
1997	1,009
1998	917
1999	1,363
2000	719
2001	861
2002	1,475
2003	1,993
2004	2,040
2005	1,418
2006	1,023
2007	1,243
2008	842
2009	806
2010	1,783
2011	736
2012	969
2013	430
2014	701
2015	653
2016	1,064
2017	523
2018	462
2019	653
2020	753
2021	928
2022	799
2023	763
2024	1,061
2025	714
2026	1,097

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Data for records on 1936-08-13: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	543
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1