Weather Records on 18 September 1936

155 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 September 1936. Highest significance: Milford 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 18 September 1936

On 18 September 1936, 155 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 152 daily.
Milford 2 SE set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 18 September 1936.
Across 163 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

155 stations

155 station records on 18 September 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 September 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bizerte Cap Blanc	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

155 records

Records set or tied on 18 September 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 89.

Records on 18 September 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 September 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 152.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

135 broken records

Margins by which the 135 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 September 1936

Top 20 records on 18 September 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 September 1936	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1936	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1936	Millsboro, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	130.9 mm (5.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1936	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1936	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1936	Salisbury, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1936	Tuckerton 2 NE, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1936	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1936	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1936	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1936	Davangire, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1936	Patan, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1936	Jersey City, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1936	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1936	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1936	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1936	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1936	Fall River, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1936	Yarmouth, CA	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1936	Spot Pond, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	32 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

1803 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1936. 1936 had 155 records.

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

Records on 09-18 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1811	1
1814	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1834	1
1835	1
1837	2
1847	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	4
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1889	6
1890	1
1891	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	58
1904	6
1905	22
1906	16
1907	4
1908	11
1909	17
1910	5
1911	8
1912	43
1913	44
1914	56
1915	41
1916	58
1917	99
1918	57
1919	48
1920	56
1921	213
1922	45
1923	114
1924	62
1925	269
1926	205
1927	189
1928	114
1929	309
1930	124
1931	429
1932	226
1933	370
1934	188
1935	281
1936	155
1937	422
1938	373
1939	190
1940	402
1941	318
1942	1,001
1943	624
1944	503
1945	732
1946	576
1947	927
1948	427
1949	356
1950	370
1951	320
1952	340
1953	245
1954	446
1955	672
1956	587
1957	429
1958	491
1959	829
1960	351
1961	478
1962	360
1963	453
1964	282
1965	1,172
1966	498
1967	357
1968	763
1969	424
1970	377
1971	1,245
1972	691
1973	593
1974	559
1975	976
1976	615
1977	619
1978	1,162
1979	709
1980	652
1981	1,671
1982	603
1983	936
1984	951
1985	636
1986	730
1987	1,244
1988	997
1989	778
1990	904
1991	1,377
1992	821
1993	747
1994	852
1995	935
1996	1,237
1997	935
1998	1,038
1999	583
2000	1,146
2001	993
2002	828
2003	815
2004	1,027
2005	781
2006	1,309
2007	670
2008	697
2009	692
2010	1,040
2011	1,050
2012	922
2013	666
2014	682
2015	934
2016	893
2017	518
2018	1,200
2019	768
2020	682
2021	582
2022	613
2023	639
2024	687
2025	471
2026	864

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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	100
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1