Weather Records on 9 October 1936

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1936. Highest significance: Philo, US.

Key Facts for 9 October 1936

On 9 October 1936, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
311 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 552 daily.
Philo set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 9 October 1936.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 9 October 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Bremen	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peoria City Office	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 229, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 177.

Records on 9 October 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	229
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 October 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 552.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1936

Top 20 records on 9 October 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1936	Philo, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	Cambridge St Hospital, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	Tuscola, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	Chappells 2 NNW, US	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	Greenwood, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	Eustis 2 S, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	Mauzy, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	Salem, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	Rushville, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	Danville, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	Athens, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	New Bremen, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	Peoria City Office, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	Easton, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	Lancaster 2 NW, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1936	Kamennaja-Step, RU	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	10 years	34 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

1793 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 569 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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	418
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1