Weather Records on 14 August 1936

612 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1936. Highest significance: Sycamore, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 1936

On 14 August 1936, 612 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
528 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 567 daily.
Sycamore set a daily record precipitation of 89.2 mm (3.5 in) on 14 August 1936.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

612 stations

612 station records on 14 August 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinac Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simga	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pindron	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

612 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 297, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 77.

Records on 14 August 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	297
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1936 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 25, daily 567.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

456 broken records

Margins by which the 456 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1936

Top 20 records on 14 August 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1936	Sycamore, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1936	Huntsville, CA	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1936	Markapur, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1936	Bellary, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1936	Srungavarapukota, IN	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1936	Mackinac Island, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1936	Lawrence, US	all-time high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1936	Arang, IN	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1936	Porto Novo, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1936	Raton, US	all-time high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1936	Ellsworth, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1936	Chipurupally, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1936	Simga, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1936	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1936	Burlington, US	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1936	Mohonk Lake, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1936	Emsdale, CA	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1936	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1936	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1936	Sigourney, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	35 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 612 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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 10	418
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	3