Weather Records on 24 September 1936

329 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1936. Highest significance: Taylorsville 2SW, US.

Key Facts for 24 September 1936

On 24 September 1936, 329 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 326 daily.
Taylorsville 2SW set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 24 September 1936.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

329 stations

329 station records on 24 September 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rayadurg	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

329 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 162.

Records on 24 September 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 September 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 326.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

267 broken records

Margins by which the 267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1936

Top 20 records on 24 September 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1936	Taylorsville 2SW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1936	Greensburg, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1936	Channagiri, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1936	Florence, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1936	Irvington, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1936	Hangal, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1936	Ambalapuza, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1936	Trichur, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1936	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1936	Shelbyville 1 E, US	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1936	Rome, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1936	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1936	Koppa(Balgadi), IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1936	Markland Dam 39, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1936	Holly Springs 2 N, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1936	Golconda River, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1936	Black Rock, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1936	Hospet, IN	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1936	Triprayar, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1936	Chodavaram, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 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

1803 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1936. 1936 had 329 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 September 1936
Margin	Records
0 to 10	197
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	5