Weather Records on 7 December 1936

602 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1936. Highest significance: Clinton, US.

Key Facts for 7 December 1936

On 7 December 1936, 602 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 377 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 588 daily.
Clinton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 95.8 mm (3.8 in) on 7 December 1936.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

602 stations

602 station records on 7 December 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flat Top Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	198.1 cm (78.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

602 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 146, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 231, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 7 December 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	146
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	231
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 7 December 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 588.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

503 broken records

Margins by which the 503 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1936

Top 20 records on 7 December 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1936	Clinton, US	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1936	Augusta, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1936	Fort Macleod, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1936	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1936	Clanton, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1936	Fort Macleod, CA	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1936	Aiken 5SE, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1936	Columbus Dardc, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1936	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1936	Newberry, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1936	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1936	Great Falls, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1936	Sewanee, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1936	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1936	Browning, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1936	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1936	Greensboro, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1936	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1936	Takoma Park # 1, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1936	Heath Springs, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	31 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

1801 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1936. 1936 had 602 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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	495
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1