Weather Records on 4 November 1936

1,005 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1936. Highest significance: Moores Hill, US.

Key Facts for 4 November 1936

On 4 November 1936, 1,005 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 543 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 954 daily.
Moores Hill set a monthly record daily snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 4 November 1936.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,005 stations

1,005 station records on 4 November 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eubank	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moores Hill	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,005 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 234, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 309, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 4 November 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	234
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	309
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 4 November 1936 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 49, daily 954.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

852 broken records

Margins by which the 852 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1936

Top 20 records on 4 November 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1936	Moores Hill, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1936	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	monthly snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1936	Montreal McGill, CA	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1936	New Cumberland L/D, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1936	Mauzy, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1936	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1936	Irwin, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1936	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1936	Millport 4 NE, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1936	Lycippus 1 E, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1936	Palmetto, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1936	Welland, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1936	Berea College, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1936	Eubank, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1936	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1936	Bodinayakkanur, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1936	Caguas, PR	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1936	Paoli, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1936	Rugby, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1936	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

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

1803 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1936. 1936 had 1,005 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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	821
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1