Weather Records on 24 November 1936

216 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1936. Highest significance: Southampton, CA.

Key Facts for 24 November 1936

On 24 November 1936, 216 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 216 daily.
Southampton set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 24 November 1936.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

216 stations

216 station records on 24 November 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sadiya India	India	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

216 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 November 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 November 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 216.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

172 broken records

Margins by which the 172 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1936

Top 20 records on 24 November 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1936	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1936	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1936	Harmati, IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1936	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1936	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1936	Chatham, CA	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1936	Narsipatnam, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1936	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1936	White River, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1936	Calumet, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1936	Dibrugarh Obsy, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1936	Mc Minnville, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1936	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1936	Dhakuakhana, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1936	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1936	Prince Albert, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1936	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1936	Astoria, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1936	Maunawili Rch, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1936	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 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 216 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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	141
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2