Weather Records on 28 September 1936

502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1936. Highest significance: Trinidad, US.

Key Facts for 28 September 1936

On 28 September 1936, 502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 218 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 472 daily.
Trinidad set a monthly record daily snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 28 September 1936.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

502 stations

502 station records on 28 September 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sironcha	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Two Buttes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Gibson	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

502 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 September 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 September 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 472.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1936

Top 20 records on 28 September 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1936	Trinidad, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Trinidad, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Idaho Springs, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Sironcha, IN	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Ft Morgan, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Lake Moraine, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Las Animas, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Cheesman, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Yuma, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Las Animas, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Wray, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Cloudcroft, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Weatherford, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Durant, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Khamgaon, IN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Ner, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Santa Fe, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Sherman, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Two Buttes, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1936	Springer, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	42 years	35 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

1794 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1936. 1936 had 502 records.

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

Records on 09-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1826	1
1832	1
1849	2
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	3
1868	1
1869	2
1873	3
1874	3
1877	3
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	4
1887	1
1888	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	5
1896	3
1897	5
1898	4
1899	6
1900	9
1901	2
1902	5
1903	19
1904	17
1905	17
1906	37
1907	27
1908	23
1909	16
1910	39
1911	62
1912	32
1913	37
1914	28
1915	57
1916	61
1917	35
1918	55
1919	38
1920	23
1921	39
1922	34
1923	150
1924	139
1925	191
1926	305
1927	194
1928	205
1929	432
1930	116
1931	233
1932	195
1933	459
1934	237
1935	282
1936	502
1937	313
1938	311
1939	552
1940	419
1941	479
1942	1,187
1943	440
1944	367
1945	1,034
1946	347
1947	647
1948	617
1949	359
1950	233
1951	441
1952	366
1953	842
1954	512
1955	409
1956	590
1957	695
1958	509
1959	874
1960	226
1961	385
1962	705
1963	666
1964	723
1965	582
1966	477
1967	978
1968	262
1969	244
1970	932
1971	954
1972	671
1973	886
1974	583
1975	502
1976	900
1977	784
1978	513
1979	915
1980	750
1981	752
1982	1,001
1983	941
1984	1,326
1985	1,189
1986	1,264
1987	825
1988	623
1989	847
1990	414
1991	821
1992	643
1993	627
1994	836
1995	794
1996	1,069
1997	681
1998	1,541
1999	1,533
2000	652
2001	791
2002	743
2003	929
2004	852
2005	1,088
2006	704
2007	837
2008	536
2009	792
2010	1,139
2011	1,025
2012	624
2013	790
2014	878
2015	673
2016	520
2017	755
2018	527
2019	1,388
2020	531
2021	740
2022	727
2023	772
2024	1,364
2025	464
2026	531

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Data for records on 1936-09-28: 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 50	403
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1