Weather Records on 12 October 1936

301 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1936. Highest significance: Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU.

Key Facts for 12 October 1936

On 12 October 1936, 301 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 295 daily.
Mosman (Bapaume Road) set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 12 October 1936.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

301 stations

301 station records on 12 October 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

301 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Heaviest daily snowfall 22.

Records on 12 October 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 October 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 295.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

252 broken records

Margins by which the 252 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1936

Top 20 records on 12 October 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1936	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1936	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1936	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1936	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1936	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1936	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1936	Guelph Oac, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1936	Dunedin, ZA	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1936	Escanaba, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1936	Huntsville, CA	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1936	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1936	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1936	Escanaba, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1936	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1936	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily low min	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1936	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	2.2 cm (0.9 in)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1936	Lakefield, CA	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1936	Minnedosa, CA	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1936	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1936	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	24 years	24 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

1805 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1936. 1936 had 301 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	710

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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 10	228
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1