Weather Records on 12 September 1936

515 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 1936. Highest significance: Delphi 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 12 September 1936

On 12 September 1936, 515 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
263 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 498 daily.
Delphi 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 12 September 1936.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

515 stations

515 station records on 12 September 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aurangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	279.7 mm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deo	India	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chattarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bikram	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arrah Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hussainabad	India	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	273.6 mm (10.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chatra	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ageon	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bihar	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mohania(Mahania)	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnaur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zamana	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Etah	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Machilpur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daudnagar(Haspur)	India	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ghosi	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sirmuthra	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garhwa	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Daltonganj	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehpur Sikri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ghaziabad	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

515 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 198.

Records on 12 September 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 September 1936 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 498.

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 171.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 1936

Top 20 records on 12 September 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 1936	Delphi 2 N, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Aurangabad, IN	all-time rain	279.7 mm (11.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Bassawan, IN	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Gaya, IN	monthly rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Rajauli, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Deo, IN	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Chattarpur, IN	monthly rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Bikram, IN	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Arrah Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Jamui, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Hussainabad, IN	daily rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Gidhour, IN	all-time rain	273.6 mm (10.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Chatra, IN	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Chainpur, IN	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Ageon, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Arwal, IN	monthly rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Bihar, IN	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Joliet, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1936	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	40 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

1793 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 515 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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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 25	352
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	3