Weather Records on 20 August 1936

543 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1936. Highest significance: Nurnberg, DE.

Key Facts for 20 August 1936

On 20 August 1936, 543 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
403 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 536 daily.
Nurnberg set a daily record precipitation of 49.3 mm (1.9 in) on 20 August 1936.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

543 stations

543 station records on 20 August 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nimach	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neemuch	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wankaner	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morvi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Phalodi	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charkhari	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

543 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 217, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 107.

Records on 20 August 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	217
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 536.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1936

Top 20 records on 20 August 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1936	Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1936	Tekamah, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1936	Shujalpur, IN	daily rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1936	Jalgaon, IN	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1936	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1936	Nimach, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1936	Neemuch, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1936	North Lakhimpur, IN	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1936	Pathalipam, IN	daily rain	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1936	Alfred, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1936	Westcliffe, US	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1936	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1936	Wankaner, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1936	Vidisha, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1936	Morvi, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1936	Jeffersonville, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1936	Berea College, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1936	Wallaceburg, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1936	Ranpur, IN	monthly rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1936	Moores Hill, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	30 years	28 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

1797 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1936. 1936 had 543 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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	379
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1