Weather Records on 20 October 1936

370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1936. Highest significance: Koloa 936, US.

Key Facts for 20 October 1936

On 20 October 1936, 370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 367 daily.
Koloa 936 set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 20 October 1936.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

370 stations

370 station records on 20 October 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

370 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 20 October 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 20 October 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

275 broken records

Margins by which the 275 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1936

Top 20 records on 20 October 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1936	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1936	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1936	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1936	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1936	Ogden 2, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1936	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1936	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1936	Maristova, NO	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1936	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1936	Weissenfels, DE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1936	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1936	Madrid, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1936	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1936	St Cloud State Clg, US	monthly snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1936	Yuma, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1936	Laketown, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1936	Simcoe, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1936	Russelkonda, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1936	Bird Island, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1936	Kualapuu 534, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	26 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

1806 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1936. 1936 had 370 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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	243
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1