Weather Records on 15 September 1936

460 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1936. Highest significance: Deogaon Lalganj, IN.

Key Facts for 15 September 1936

On 15 September 1936, 460 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 442 daily.
Deogaon Lalganj set a daily record precipitation of 206.0 mm (8.1 in) on 15 September 1936.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

460 stations

460 station records on 15 September 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deogaon Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zamana	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

460 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 15 September 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

335 broken records

Margins by which the 335 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 146.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1936

Top 20 records on 15 September 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1936	Deogaon Lalganj, IN	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1936	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1936	Hartington, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1936	Osage, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1936	Ames 3 SW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1936	Kerrville, US	monthly rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1936	Webster City, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1936	Mason City, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1936	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1936	Jefferson, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1936	Pearl River, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1936	Seleng, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1936	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1936	Lampasas, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1936	Postville, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1936	Rock Rapids, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1936	Boerne, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1936	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1936	Inwood 2 SW, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1936	New Hampton, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2 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

1797 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1936. 1936 had 460 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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	303
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1