Weather Records on 15 August 1936

867 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1936. Highest significance: Kowardha, IN.

Key Facts for 15 August 1936

On 15 August 1936, 867 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
791 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 816 daily.
Kowardha set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 15 August 1936.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

867 stations

867 station records on 15 August 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santaravur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Providence Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chattarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Garhwa	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

867 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 441, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 350, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 68.

Records on 15 August 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	441
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	350
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1936 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 48, daily 816.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

668 broken records

Margins by which the 668 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1936

Top 20 records on 15 August 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1936	Kowardha, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1936	Narsapur, IN	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1936	Mannargudi, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1936	Hadagalli, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1936	Norwich, US	all-time high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1936	Santaravur, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1936	Tanuku, IN	monthly rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1936	Bapatla, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1936	Houlton, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1936	Harrisonville, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1936	Sydney, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1936	Bird Island, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1936	Farmington 3NW, US	monthly high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1936	Willmar Wwtp, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1936	Parrsboro, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1936	Unionville, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1936	Grantsburg, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1936	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1936	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	66 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1936	Simcoe, CA	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	53 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 867 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	633
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1