Weather Records on 13 September 1936

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1936. Highest significance: Fort Chipewyan, CA.

Key Facts for 13 September 1936

On 13 September 1936, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 507 daily.
Fort Chipewyan set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 13 September 1936.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 13 September 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dwight	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ballia	India	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	243.3 mm (9.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaunpur	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	305.3 mm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rajgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sultanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saranac	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rasra	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Howe	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forbesganj	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marhaura(Amnar)	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Srimadhopur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 13 September 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 September 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 507.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

388 broken records

Margins by which the 388 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 162.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1936

Top 20 records on 13 September 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1936	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1936	Dwight, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1936	Gondwara(Kohra), IN	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	162.5 mm (6.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1936	Purnea, IN	daily rain	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1936	Pakala, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1936	Arwal, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1936	Aurora Water, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1936	Charlotte, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1936	Ottumwa 1 WSW, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1936	Anupshahr, IN	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1936	Dunvegan, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1936	Dunvegan, CA	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1936	Pontiac, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1936	Ballia, IN	monthly rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1936	Mongpoo, IN	daily rain	243.3 mm (9.6 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1936	Keosauqua, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1936	Roseau, US	all-time rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1936	Joliet, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1936	Jaunpur, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1936	Sheohar, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	30 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 519 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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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	340
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1