Weather Records on 6 November 1936

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1936. Highest significance: Mellette 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 6 November 1936

On 6 November 1936, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 275 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 355 daily.
Mellette 4 W set a daily record snow depth of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 6 November 1936.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

356 stations

356 station records on 6 November 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 33, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 6 November 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 6 November 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

283 broken records

Margins by which the 283 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1936

Top 20 records on 6 November 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1936	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1936	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1936	Devikulam, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1936	Highmore, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1936	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1936	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1936	Red Lodge, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1936	Helena Wb City, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1936	Titusville, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1936	Avon, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1936	Clark, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	11 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1936	Ramanathapuram, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1936	Great Falls 16St, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1936	Holter Dam, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1936	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	37.7 C (99.9 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1936	Grenfell, CA	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1936	Augusta, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1936	Livingston, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1936	Albion, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1936	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	22 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

1793 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 356 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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 100	279
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1