Weather Records on 20 September 1936

133 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 1936. Highest significance: Arnhem, NL.

Key Facts for 20 September 1936

On 20 September 1936, 133 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 129 daily.
Arnhem set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 20 September 1936.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

133 stations

133 station records on 20 September 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 September 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

133 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 36.

Records on 20 September 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 September 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 129.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

98 broken records

Margins by which the 98 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 1936

Top 20 records on 20 September 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 1936	Arnhem, NL	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1936	Oxford, GB	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1936	Putten (Gld), NL	monthly rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1936	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1936	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1936	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1936	Nalgonda, IN	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1936	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1936	Bisbee, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1936	Quesnel, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1936	Muenster, DE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	7 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1936	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1936	Gavar, AM	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1936	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1936	Malvern, GB	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1936	Bancroft, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1936	Maunawili Rch, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1936	Muvattupuzha, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1936	Bjuraker, SE	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1936	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	13 years	19 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

1812 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1936. 1936 had 133 records.

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

Records on 09-20 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1837	1
1840	1
1844	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1860	1
1862	1
1870	1
1871	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	8
1891	4
1893	5
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	16
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	3
1902	3
1903	3
1904	12
1905	8
1906	22
1907	11
1908	24
1909	10
1910	8
1911	21
1912	34
1913	48
1914	28
1915	239
1916	28
1917	100
1918	59
1919	55
1920	64
1921	40
1922	52
1923	249
1924	329
1925	330
1926	129
1927	169
1928	144
1929	373
1930	102
1931	564
1932	270
1933	223
1934	349
1935	201
1936	133
1937	385
1938	506
1939	312
1940	591
1941	582
1942	436
1943	419
1944	466
1945	406
1946	766
1947	460
1948	454
1949	268
1950	435
1951	267
1952	434
1953	479
1954	628
1955	625
1956	985
1957	514
1958	410
1959	489
1960	352
1961	384
1962	707
1963	290
1964	482
1965	1,180
1966	414
1967	449
1968	617
1969	604
1970	591
1971	884
1972	582
1973	569
1974	771
1975	527
1976	375
1977	776
1978	1,216
1979	767
1980	567
1981	979
1982	911
1983	1,958
1984	895
1985	730
1986	743
1987	856
1988	698
1989	968
1990	743
1991	1,835
1992	718
1993	1,031
1994	788
1995	1,374
1996	1,077
1997	1,282
1998	1,157
1999	923
2000	908
2001	821
2002	845
2003	910
2004	1,156
2005	960
2006	732
2007	645
2008	648
2009	715
2010	1,497
2011	650
2012	549
2013	595
2014	577
2015	439
2016	778
2017	920
2018	1,020
2019	835
2020	630
2021	565
2022	786
2023	482
2024	596
2025	877
2026	682

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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 5	74
5 to 10	9
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	5
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1