Weather Records on 15 October 1936

126 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1936. Highest significance: South Pass City, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 1936

On 15 October 1936, 126 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 125 daily.
South Pass City set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 15 October 1936.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

126 stations

126 station records on 15 October 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

126 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 15 October 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 October 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 125.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

94 broken records

Margins by which the 94 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1936

Top 20 records on 15 October 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1936	South Pass City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1936	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1936	Perinthalamanna, IN	daily rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1936	Bodinayakkanur, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1936	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1936	Roldal, NO	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1936	Chatham, CA	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1936	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1936	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1936	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1936	Helwan (Cairo), EG	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1936	Surgut, RU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1936	South Pass City, US	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1936	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1936	Ventspils, LV	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1936	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1936	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1936	Atlin, CA	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1936	Sherbrooke, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1936	Petoskey, US	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	31 years	20 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

1794 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1936. 1936 had 126 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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 50	91
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1