Weather Records on 21 September 1936

329 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 September 1936. Highest significance: Charleston, US.

Key Facts for 21 September 1936

On 21 September 1936, 329 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 326 daily.
Charleston set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 21 September 1936.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

329 stations

329 station records on 21 September 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 September 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Childress 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

329 records

Records set or tied on 21 September 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 51.

Records on 21 September 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 September 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 326.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

251 broken records

Margins by which the 251 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 September 1936

Top 20 records on 21 September 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 September 1936	Charleston, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Gobichettipalaya, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	27.1 C (80.8 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Chickasha, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Putbus, DE	daily high max	22.9 C (73.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Chemnitz, DE	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	47 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Gavle, SE	daily high max	21.4 C (70.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Salzburg, AT	daily high min	15.4 C (59.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	61 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Bamberg, DE	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Chowghat, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Atyrau, KZ	daily low min	3.8 C (38.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	54 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Lowestoft, GB	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Saguache, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	1 year	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Bethany, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Kislovodsk, RU	daily rain	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Schwerin, DE	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1936	Arasadi, IN	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	30 years	20 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

1805 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1936. 1936 had 329 records.

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

Records on 09-21 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1812	1
1825	2
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	2
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	10
1892	1
1893	10
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	6
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	5
1902	5
1903	8
1904	20
1905	12
1906	17
1907	10
1908	17
1909	10
1910	8
1911	18
1912	26
1913	37
1914	29
1915	34
1916	48
1917	28
1918	43
1919	54
1920	29
1921	64
1922	35
1923	232
1924	291
1925	278
1926	178
1927	165
1928	81
1929	232
1930	82
1931	681
1932	242
1933	193
1934	492
1935	199
1936	329
1937	487
1938	508
1939	308
1940	908
1941	416
1942	291
1943	407
1944	413
1945	507
1946	176
1947	534
1948	301
1949	298
1950	334
1951	241
1952	430
1953	382
1954	453
1955	752
1956	1,100
1957	366
1958	588
1959	513
1960	418
1961	441
1962	1,085
1963	306
1964	374
1965	1,088
1966	565
1967	577
1968	790
1969	593
1970	708
1971	645
1972	599
1973	421
1974	652
1975	528
1976	694
1977	918
1978	818
1979	736
1980	990
1981	696
1982	1,484
1983	2,207
1984	707
1985	796
1986	671
1987	965
1988	557
1989	1,002
1990	716
1991	1,021
1992	752
1993	911
1994	713
1995	2,002
1996	1,233
1997	1,112
1998	1,481
1999	1,025
2000	884
2001	718
2002	696
2003	959
2004	888
2005	1,143
2006	920
2007	742
2008	740
2009	715
2010	1,290
2011	542
2012	595
2013	769
2014	716
2015	565
2016	989
2017	1,178
2018	1,051
2019	833
2020	580
2021	465
2022	1,049
2023	783
2024	470
2025	591
2026	478

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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 10	231
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2