Weather Records on 31 October 1936

307 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1936. Highest significance: Mandla, IN.

Key Facts for 31 October 1936

On 31 October 1936, 307 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 305 daily.
Mandla set a daily record precipitation of 103.4 mm (4.1 in) on 31 October 1936.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

307 stations

307 station records on 31 October 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mandla	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Keolari	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hussainabad	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpuri(Rampur)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rasra	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mirzapur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karnah	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ambikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leichardt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chandpur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

307 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 31 October 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 31 October 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

254 broken records

Margins by which the 254 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1936

Top 20 records on 31 October 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1936	Mandla, IN	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1936	Narayanganj, IN	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1936	Seoni, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1936	Keolari, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1936	Hanamkonda, IN	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1936	Sohagpur, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1936	Roomal, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1936	Chindwara, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1936	Dindori, IN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1936	Shahpura, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1936	Katangi, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1936	Patan, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1936	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1936	Pendra Road, IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1936	Hussainabad, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1936	Muhammadpur, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1936	Bilaspur, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1936	Copper, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1936	Lakeside, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1936	Koloa 936, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	28 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 307 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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	209
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1