Weather Records on 23 August 1936

980 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1936. Highest significance: Astana, KZ.

Key Facts for 23 August 1936

On 23 August 1936, 980 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
787 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 966 daily.
Astana set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 23 August 1936.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

980 stations

980 station records on 23 August 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zira	India	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kotra	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dungargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Churu	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnaur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Bremen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hansi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nathana	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

980 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 499, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 288, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 158.

Records on 23 August 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	499
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	288
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 966.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

775 broken records

Margins by which the 775 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1936

Top 20 records on 23 August 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1936	Astana, KZ	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1936	Batala, IN	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1936	Zira, IN	daily rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1936	Rupar, IN	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1936	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1936	Wandering Comparison, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1936	Brid Farm, AU	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1936	Kotra, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1936	Pana, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1936	Rockford, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1936	Kharar, IN	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1936	Baton Rouge, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1936	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1936	Kulu, IN	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1936	Cheneyville 1 NE, US	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1936	Thanesar, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1936	Almora, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1936	Samrala, IN	monthly rain	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1936	Dungargarh, IN	all-time rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1936	Churu, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	10 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

1802 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1936. 1936 had 980 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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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	730
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1