Weather Records on 5 September 1936

313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1936. Highest significance: Carroll, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 1936

On 5 September 1936, 313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 303 daily.
Carroll set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 5 September 1936.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

313 stations

313 station records on 5 September 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baxter	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwar Mayapur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mandhata	India	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dhar	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manpur(Tappa)	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

313 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 146.

Records on 5 September 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1936

Top 20 records on 5 September 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1936	Carroll, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Karnaprayag, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Mykland, NO	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Baxter, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Harlan, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Mt Ayr, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Bologna, IT	daily high min	23.7 C (74.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Webster City, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Hardwar Mayapur, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Mandhata, IN	monthly rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Independence, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Waverly, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Banda, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Lake Nash, AU	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1936	Lalitpur, IN	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 313 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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Data for records on 1936-09-05: 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 2026-10-17 (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	195
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1