Weather Records on 27 September 1936

435 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 1936. Highest significance: Burnet, US.

Key Facts for 27 September 1936

On 27 September 1936, 435 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 390 daily.
Burnet set an all-time record daily precipitation of 248.9 mm (9.8 in) on 27 September 1936.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

435 stations

435 station records on 27 September 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 September 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	327.7 mm (12.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Purulia	India	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

435 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 27 September 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 27 September 1936 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 39, daily 390.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 194.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 1936

Top 20 records on 27 September 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1936	Burnet, US	all-time rain	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	17 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1936	Hillsboro, US	all-time rain	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	1 year	63 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1936	Kaufman 3 SE, US	monthly rain	327.7 mm (12.9 in)	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1936	Maunawili Rch, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1936	Durant, US	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1936	Boerne, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1936	Purulia, IN	daily rain	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1936	Waxahachie, US	all-time rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1936	Arthur City, US	monthly rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1936	Corsicana, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1936	Kerrville, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1936	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	all-time rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1936	Arad, RO	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1936	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1936	Cowles, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1936	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1936	Saguache, US	monthly low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1936	Cimarron 4 SW, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1936	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1936	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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

1799 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1936. 1936 had 435 records.

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

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

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Data for records on 1936-09-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	319
25 to 50	45
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1