Weather Records on 6 October 1936

275 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1936. Highest significance: Chainpur, IN.

Key Facts for 6 October 1936

On 6 October 1936, 275 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 263 daily.
Chainpur set an all-time record daily precipitation of 261.1 mm (10.3 in) on 6 October 1936.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

275 stations

275 station records on 6 October 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	261.1 mm (10.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Begusarai	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sahebganj	India	Record daily precipitation	290.8 mm (11.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jhaldah(Jhalda)	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aurangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garhwa	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gazole	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Silli	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Banka	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

275 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 6 October 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1936 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 263.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

233 broken records

Margins by which the 233 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 133.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1936

Top 20 records on 6 October 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1936	Chainpur, IN	all-time rain	261.1 mm (10.3 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1936	Jamalpur, IN	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1936	Begusarai, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1936	Gidhour, IN	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1936	Sahebganj, IN	all-time rain	290.8 mm (11.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1936	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1936	Borio, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1936	Gaya, IN	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1936	Lockwood, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1936	Hvar, HR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1936	Jhaldah(Jhalda), IN	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1936	Aurangabad, IN	monthly rain	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1936	Nawadah, IN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1936	Uccle, BE	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1936	Colagaon, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1936	Putbus, DE	daily low min	1.5 C (34.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1936	Chakaibanda, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1936	Mehgawan, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1936	St Joseph, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1936	Putbus, DE	daily low max	6.0 C (42.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	58 years	29 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

1802 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1936. 1936 had 275 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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 20	197
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1