Weather Records on 23 September 1936

377 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1936. Highest significance: White Cliffs, US.

Key Facts for 23 September 1936

On 23 September 1936, 377 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
289 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 376 daily.
White Cliffs set a daily record precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 23 September 1936.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

377 stations

377 station records on 23 September 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White Cliffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Peoria City Office	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Youhl Plain Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Patti	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

377 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 September 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1936

Top 20 records on 23 September 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1936	White Cliffs, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1936	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1936	Koshkonong, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1936	Chowghat, IN	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1936	Shawnee, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1936	Storlien, SE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1936	Vinita 2 N, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1936	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1936	Osage City, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1936	Ottawa, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1936	Anchorage, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1936	Bagepalli, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1936	Cheboygan, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1936	Birch Tree, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1936	Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1936	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1936	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1936	Ozark, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1936	Columbus 4 ESE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1936	Pocahontas 1, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	25 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 377 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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 10	234
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	3