Weather Records on 27 November 1936

300 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 November 1936. Highest significance: Toronto, CA.

Key Facts for 27 November 1936

On 27 November 1936, 300 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 289 daily.
Toronto set a daily record low minimum temperature of -15.0 C (5.0 F) on 27 November 1936.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

300 stations

300 station records on 27 November 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 November 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toronto	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

300 records

Records set or tied on 27 November 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 29, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 27 November 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 27 November 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

192 broken records

Margins by which the 192 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 November 1936

Top 20 records on 27 November 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1936	Toronto, CA	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1936	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1936	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1936	Guelph Oac, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1936	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1936	Beatrice, CA	monthly low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1936	Fairfield, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1936	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1936	Rocklands, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1936	Washington, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1936	Haliburton A, CA	monthly low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1936	Marion, US	monthly low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1936	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	10 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1936	Yerevan, AM	daily high min	8.2 C (46.8 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1936	Woodstock, CA	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1936	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1936	St Joseph, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	9 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1936	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1936	Tombstone, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1936	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	52 years	20 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 300 records.

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

Records on 11-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1815	1
1829	2
1838	2
1846	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	4
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	7
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1887	2
1890	10
1891	2
1892	1
1894	5
1895	3
1896	5
1897	3
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	1
1903	28
1904	5
1905	5
1906	13
1907	14
1908	32
1909	36
1910	12
1911	22
1912	9
1913	18
1914	13
1915	34
1916	78
1917	94
1918	32
1919	55
1920	98
1921	108
1922	31
1923	48
1924	30
1925	93
1926	152
1927	375
1928	71
1929	118
1930	596
1931	181
1932	361
1933	331
1934	259
1935	272
1936	300
1937	258
1938	773
1939	310
1940	560
1941	173
1942	334
1943	127
1944	268
1945	265
1946	489
1947	255
1948	696
1949	1,141
1950	534
1951	685
1952	1,351
1953	521
1954	220
1955	690
1956	335
1957	159
1958	585
1959	476
1960	896
1961	348
1962	692
1963	388
1964	527
1965	864
1966	639
1967	360
1968	458
1969	450
1970	670
1971	450
1972	499
1973	1,453
1974	556
1975	1,222
1976	1,389
1977	1,190
1978	1,031
1979	851
1980	941
1981	769
1982	952
1983	2,097
1984	1,264
1985	2,808
1986	687
1987	786
1988	821
1989	927
1990	1,626
1991	742
1992	951
1993	1,674
1994	1,355
1995	832
1996	1,155
1997	980
1998	1,433
1999	954
2000	642
2001	1,247
2002	1,029
2003	641
2004	556
2005	853
2006	1,304
2007	472
2008	884
2009	726
2010	1,199
2011	1,213
2012	392
2013	1,165
2014	1,136
2015	1,183
2016	388
2017	1,136
2018	628
2019	997
2020	287
2021	565
2022	420
2023	623
2024	736
2025	296

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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	188
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1