Weather Records on 21 October 1936

407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1936. Highest significance: Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE.

Key Facts for 21 October 1936

On 21 October 1936, 407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 406 daily.
Clausthal-Zellerfeld set a daily record precipitation of 38.7 mm (1.5 in) on 21 October 1936.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

407 stations

407 station records on 21 October 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

407 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 21 October 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 21 October 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 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

21 October 1936

Top 20 records on 21 October 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1936	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1936	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1936	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1936	Halsey 2 W, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1936	Mather 3 NW, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1936	Meadow Valley Rs, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1936	Maunawili Rch, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1936	Waiopai Rch 256, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1936	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1936	Kualapuu 534, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1936	Maristova, NO	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1936	Belle Plaine, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1936	Fairfax, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1936	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	monthly low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1936	Wray, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1936	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1936	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1936	St Cloud State Clg, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1936	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1936	Halsey 2 W, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 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

1795 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1936. 1936 had 407 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	300
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1