Weather Records on 23 October 1936

490 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1936. Highest significance: Wirrulla (Petina), AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 1936

On 23 October 1936, 490 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 336 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 475 daily.
Wirrulla (Petina) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.7 mm (1.2 in) on 23 October 1936.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

490 stations

490 station records on 23 October 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jiwanpur Sagri	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ballia	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ageon	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kotli	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

490 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 73, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 23 October 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 23 October 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1936

Top 20 records on 23 October 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1936	Wirrulla (Petina), AU	monthly rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1936	Elliston, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1936	Chita, RU	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1936	Port Lincoln (Big Swamp), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1936	Carawa, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1936	Grove Farm 1021, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1936	Burnet, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1936	Port Arthur, CA	monthly low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1936	Jiwanpur Sagri, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1936	Ballia, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1936	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	monthly low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1936	St Cloud State Clg, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1936	Savanne, CA	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1936	Grantsburg, US	monthly low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1936	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	6 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1936	White River, CA	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1936	Malvern, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1936	Escanaba, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1936	Clarendon, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1936	Camden 1, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	37 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 490 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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	361
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	4