Weather Records on 30 September 1936

432 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 September 1936. Highest significance: Clemson UNIV, US.

Key Facts for 30 September 1936

On 30 September 1936, 432 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 366 daily.
Clemson UNIV set an all-time record daily precipitation of 252.0 mm (9.9 in) on 30 September 1936.
Across 161 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

432 stations

432 station records on 30 September 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 September 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Radford	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shimoga	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

432 records

Records set or tied on 30 September 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 166.

Records on 30 September 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 September 1936 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 64, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

349 broken records

Margins by which the 349 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 168.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 September 1936

Top 20 records on 30 September 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 September 1936	Clemson UNIV, US	all-time rain	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 years	76 of 100 (Major)
30 September 1936	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	monthly rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 September 1936	Toccoa, US	monthly rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1936	Gillsville, US	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1936	Gainesville, US	all-time rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1936	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1936	Bryson City 2, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1936	Walhalla, US	daily rain	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1936	Pakri, EE	monthly rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1936	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low min	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1936	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1936	Bluff City, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1936	Rock House, US	daily rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1936	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1936	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low min	2.5 C (36.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1936	Santuck, US	monthly rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1936	Dandridge, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1936	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1936	Waynesville 1 E, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1936	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	39 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

1806 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1936. 1936 had 432 records.

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

Records on 09-30 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1813	1
1817	1
1819	2
1834	1
1841	1
1842	1
1847	1
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1868	2
1869	3
1870	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	5
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	8
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	4
1901	11
1902	7
1903	9
1904	14
1905	25
1906	14
1907	16
1908	18
1909	10
1910	5
1911	47
1912	47
1913	10
1914	33
1915	84
1916	209
1917	19
1918	45
1919	28
1920	71
1921	61
1922	71
1923	183
1924	243
1925	211
1926	194
1927	486
1928	560
1929	181
1930	110
1931	225
1932	363
1933	437
1934	398
1935	209
1936	432
1937	417
1938	428
1939	371
1940	316
1941	482
1942	405
1943	404
1944	369
1945	889
1946	320
1947	433
1948	267
1949	366
1950	731
1951	597
1952	504
1953	1,136
1954	1,059
1955	406
1956	350
1957	663
1958	442
1959	1,159
1960	161
1961	618
1962	202
1963	818
1964	332
1965	459
1966	592
1967	859
1968	449
1969	465
1970	334
1971	1,359
1972	676
1973	407
1974	742
1975	686
1976	775
1977	870
1978	399
1979	479
1980	832
1981	688
1982	806
1983	1,102
1984	1,267
1985	1,892
1986	1,805
1987	649
1988	453
1989	713
1990	665
1991	949
1992	980
1993	988
1994	816
1995	1,061
1996	1,396
1997	729
1998	1,206
1999	1,144
2000	887
2001	699
2002	677
2003	1,079
2004	573
2005	761
2006	617
2007	841
2008	585
2009	826
2010	1,059
2011	1,258
2012	637
2013	634
2014	529
2015	997
2016	746
2017	404
2018	717
2019	2,192
2020	554
2021	823
2022	563
2023	1,012
2024	948
2025	559
2026	523

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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 25	307
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1