Weather Records on 17 December 1936

504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1936. Highest significance: Naracoorte Cave Range, AU.

Key Facts for 17 December 1936

On 17 December 1936, 504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 492 daily.
Naracoorte Cave Range set a daily record precipitation of 35.8 mm (1.4 in) on 17 December 1936.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

504 stations

504 station records on 17 December 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gulah(Gula)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wanalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mulculca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (Kalyra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meredith (Wattle Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Langley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goorimpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Booroondara Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

504 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 342, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 December 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 December 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

434 broken records

Margins by which the 434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1936

Top 20 records on 17 December 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1936	Naracoorte Cave Range, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	Warburton, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	Frances, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	Gulah(Gula), IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	Yanac North, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	Cutchogue, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	Winbar, AU	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	Kinchega, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	Sirsa, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	Lambertville River, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	Roto (Coombie), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	Moyston, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	Wanalta, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	Miandetta (Tyrone), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	Woodstock West, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	Fatehabad, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1936	Mulculca, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	38 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

1793 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 504 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

Download the Data

Data for records on 1936-12-17: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	372
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1